Chinese word dictionary

露肩

lòu jiān · (of a garment) off-the-shoulder; shoulder-baring

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Word information

Simplified露肩

Traditional露肩

Pinyinlòu jiān

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

露lù

dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show

肩jiān

shoulders; to shoulder, to bear

How to learn 露肩

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Words with the same characters

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暴露bàolù

to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]

肩膀jiānbǎng

shoulder

透露tòulù

to leak out; to divulge; to reveal

并肩bìngjiān

alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast

风餐露宿fēngcān-lùsù

lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it

肩负jiānfù

to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)