脊梁
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

脊梁

jǐliáng

backbone

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

backbone

02

spine

03

Taiwan pr. jǐliang

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 脊梁

What does 脊梁 mean in Chinese?

脊梁 (jǐliáng) means backbone.

How do you pronounce 脊梁?

脊梁 is pronounced jǐliáng. It also has the reading jǐliang.

Is 脊梁 an HSK word?

脊梁 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 脊梁?

脊梁 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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