Definition
颈 (gěng) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'neck', but it is not used alone. It appears only in a few colloquial compounds, most commonly 脖颈子 (bó gěng zi, 'back of the neck') and 脖颈儿 (bó gěngr, same meaning). The more common reading for 'neck' is jǐng (as in 颈椎, 长颈鹿), so be careful: gěng is restricted to these specific spoken expressions.
b.f.
neck (bound form, used in compounds like 脖颈子)
Examples
- ，。Tā dī tóu shí, bó gěng zi lù le chūlái.When he lowered his head, the back of his neck was exposed.
- 。Háizi shuìjiào shí zǒng ài bǎ bó gěngr lù zài wàimiàn.The child always likes to leave the back of his neck exposed when sleeping.
- 。Nǐ bó gěng zi hòumiàn zhān le piàn shùyè.There's a leaf stuck on the back of your neck.
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