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What does 肩膀 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

肩膀 jiānbǎng

shoulder

Its characters

  1. 肩 jiān shoulder
  2. 膀 bǎng shoulder (as in 肩膀)

In a sentence

他拍了拍我的肩膀。 He patted me on the shoulder.

今天,如果你丢了钱包、没有考上大学、没赶上火车,中国朋友还是会拍拍你的肩膀,说一句:“塞翁失马,焉知非福。

From 塞翁失马 · The old man who lost his horse

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