脖子 (bó zi) — neck

Definition

脖子 (bózi) is the everyday word for 'neck' (the body part). More specific than 领, which usually means collar; 颈椎 is the technical term for the cervical vertebrae inside the neck.

noun
neck
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 脖子
    Tā de bó zi hěn cháng.
    His neck is very long.
  • 脖子
    Wǒ de bó zi yǒu diǎn téng, yīn wèi shuì jiào zī shì bù hǎo.
    My neck hurts a bit because my sleeping position was bad.
  • 脖子
    Tā de bó zi shàng dài le yì tiáo piào liang de xiàng liàn.
    She is wearing a beautiful necklace around her neck.

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