Chinese word dictionary

搭肩

dā jiān · to help lift up onto one's shoulders; to stand on sb's shoulder

Practice word

Word information

Simplified搭肩

Traditional搭肩

Pinyindā jiān

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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搭dā

to attach, to build, to join

肩jiān

shoulders; to shoulder, to bear

How to learn 搭肩

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Words with the same characters

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搭dā

to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]

搭配dāpèi

to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group

肩膀jiānbǎng

shoulder

并肩bìngjiān

alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast

搭乘dāchéng

to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)

搭档dādàng

to cooperate; partner