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胸

xiōng

HSK 5 Character

What 胸 means

1. chest
2. bosom
3. heart
4. mind
5. thorax

Other readings

胸 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xiōngvariant of {胸|xiōng}

Example sentences

• 她的胸很大。
  She has big boobs.
• 你的胸很小。
  You have a small chest.
• 你有胸痛吗？
  Are you having any chest pain?
• 抬头，挺胸。
  Chin up, chest out.
• 他胸口很多毛。
  Tā xiōngkǒu hěn duō máo.
  He has a hairy chest.
• 我的胸罩脏了。
  Wǒ de xiōngzhào zāng le.
  My bra is dirty.

Words starting with 胸

• 胸膛xiōng tángchest
• 胸怀xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open
• 胸前xiōng qián(on the) chest; bosom
• 胸口xiōng kǒuchest
• 胸部xiōng bùchest; bosom
• 胸脯xiōng púchest
• 胸中xiōng zhōngone's mind
• 胸有成竹xiōng yǒu chéng zhú(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
• 胸腔xiōng qiāngthoracic cavity
• 胸襟xiōng jīnlapel of jacket; heart; aspiration
• 胸闷xiōng mēnchest pain; chest distress
• 胸围xiōng wéichest measurement; bust
• 胸乳xiōng rǔ(woman's) breast
• 胸卡xiōng kǎbadge; name tag; ID card (worn on the chest)
• 胸宽xiōng kuānwidth of chest
• 胸推xiōng tuīmassage using one's breasts
• 胸墙xiōng qiángparapet; defensive wall; breastwork
• 胸牌xiōng páibadge; name tag; ID card (worn on the chest)
• 胸甲xiōng jiǎbreastplate
• 胸章xiōng zhānglapel badge
• 胸肉xiōng ròubreast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc)
• 胸胁xiōng xiéchest and hypochondrium; upper part of the body
• 胸膜xiōng mó(anatomy) pleura
• 胸花xiōng huācorsage; boutonnière

Words containing 胸

• 心胸xīn xiōngheart; mind; ambition
• 前胸qián xiōnghuman chest; breast
• 昂首挺胸áng shǒu tǐng xiōnghead high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal)
• 低胸dī xiōnglow-cut (dress); plunging (neckline)
• 平胸píng xiōngflat-chested
• 文胸wén xiōngbra
• 束胸shù xiōngto bind one's breasts; breast binder
• 气胸qì xiōngpneumothorax (medicine)
• 缩胸suō xiōngbreast reduction; reduction mammaplasty
• 血胸xuè xiōng(medicine) hemothorax
• 袭胸xí xiōngto grope the breasts of a woman or girl
• 隆胸lóng xiōngto enlarge the breasts; breast enlargement
• 鸡胸jī xiōngchicken breast; (medicine) pigeon chest (pectus carinatum)
• 扩胸器kuò xiōng qìchest expander (exercise equipment)
• 鸡胸肉jī xiōng ròuchicken breast
• 头胸部tóu xiōng bùcephalothorax
• 了然于胸liǎo rán yú xiōng(idiom) to be well aware; to understand clearly
• 红胸田鸡hóng xiōng tián jī(bird species of China) ruddy-breasted crake (Zapornia fusca)
• 前胸贴后背qián xiōng tiē hòu bèi(lit.) chest sticking to back; (fig.) famished; (of several persons) packed chest to back
• 白胸苦恶鸟bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
• 黑胸太阳鸟hēi xiōng tài yáng niǎo(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
• 双臂抱胸shuāng bì bào xiōngwith arms crossed
• 义愤填胸yì fèn tián xiōngrighteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
• 抹胸mò xiōngold feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen

Characters that look like 胸

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
• 润rùnmoist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance
• 闽Mǐnshort name for Fujian 福建; also pr. Mín
• 绚xuànadorned; swift; gorgeous
• 胴dònglarge intestine; torso
• 徜chángsit cross-legged; walk back and forth

Sounds the same

Read xiōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 兄elder brother
• 凶terrible; fearful
• 汹torrential rush; tumultuous
• 芎used in 芎䓖; Taiwan pr. qiōng
• 恟scared, nervous
• 匈Hungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利
• 㐫old variant of 凶