关节
guānjié
joint; key point
Characters in this word
节 jié
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 长期伏案工作会使肩颈关节僵硬，进而影响睡眠质量。 Chángqī fú'àn gōngzuò huì shǐ jiānjǐng guānjié jiāngyìng, jìn'ér yǐngxiǎng shuìmián zhìliàng. Long periods of desk work can make the shoulder and neck joints stiff, which in turn affects sleep quality.
- 下雨天，爷爷的膝关节就会疼。 Xià yǔ tiān, yéye de xīguānjié jiù huì téng. On rainy days Grandpa's knee joint aches.
- 运动前先活动一下关节，可以避免受伤。 Yùndòng qián xiān huódòng yíxià guānjié, kěyǐ bìmiǎn shòushāng. Loosening up your joints before exercise can help you avoid injury.
Related words
- 关 guān to close, to turn off
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 没关系 méiguānxi it doesn't matter, never mind
- 关机 guānjī to turn off a device
- 关心 guānxīn to care about
- 关系 guānxi relationship; connection
- 关注 guānzhù to follow; to pay attention to
- 海关 hǎiguān customs
- 相关 xiāngguān related
- 关 guān checkpoint; barrier
- 关闭 guānbì to close; to turn off
- 关于 guānyú about