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脊梁

jǐ liáng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

脊梁 (jǐ liáng) means "backbone; spine; Taiwan pr. [jǐ liang]". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 脊梁 means

1. backbone
2. spine
3. Taiwan pr. jǐ liang

Other readings

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

• jǐ liangback (of a human or other vertebrate)

The characters in 脊梁

• 脊jǐ(bound form) spine; backbone; (bound form) ridge
• 梁liángroof beam; beam (structure); bridge

Words starting with 脊梁

• 脊梁骨jǐ liang gǔbackbone

Words containing 脊梁

• 戳脊梁chuō jǐ liangto criticize behind sb's back; back-biting
• 戳脊梁骨chuō jǐ liang gǔto criticize behind sb's back; back-biting

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jǐ liáng correctly.
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