胸 xiōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 匈 breast, chest, thorax
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
胸膛
xiōngtáng
chest
Characters in this word
膛 táng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 堂 hall, large room
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 消防员冲出浓烟时胸膛剧烈起伏，却仍坚持先把孩子交给医生。 Xiāofángyuán chōng chū nóngyān shí xiōngtáng jùliè qǐfú, què réng jiānchí xiān bǎ háizi jiāo gěi yīshēng. When the firefighter rushed out of the thick smoke, his chest was heaving violently, yet he still insisted on handing the child to the doctor first.
- 他拍了拍自己的胸膛，保证一定会完成任务。 Tā pāi le pāi zìjǐ de xiōngtáng, bǎozhèng yīdìng huì wánchéng rènwu. He patted his own chest and promised that he would definitely complete the task.
- 深吸一口气后，他的胸膛慢慢地平静了下来。 Shēn xī yī kǒu qì hòu, tā de xiōngtáng mànmàn de píngjìng le xiàlái. After taking a deep breath, his chest slowly calmed down.
Related words
- 胸部 xiōngbù chest
- 胸 xiōng chest
- 心胸 xīnxiōng breadth of mind; tolerance; heart
- 胸怀 xiōnghuái to harbour; breadth of mind; vision
- 胸有成竹 xiōngyǒuchéngzhú to have a well-thought-out plan; to be confident of success
- 手脚 shǒujiǎo hands and feet; actions; tricks
- 膝盖 xīgài knee
- 手腕 shǒuwàn wrist; skillful means; tactics
- 嘴唇 zuǐchún lips
- 手掌 shǒuzhǎng palm of the hand
- 四肢 sìzhī limbs; the four limbs
- 肢体 zhītǐ limbs; body; physical