How to say “cervical vertebrae” in Chinese
cervical vertebrae
“Cervical vertebrae” in Chinese is 颈椎, jǐng zhuī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
颈椎 is read jǐng zhuī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 页 “head”. The left part hints at the reading, as it also does in 经 jīng and 轻 qīng.
On the left, 木 “tree”; on the right, 隹 zhuī hints at the reading, as it also does in 推 tuī.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “颈椎”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cervical vertebrae” in Chinese?
“Cervical vertebrae” in Chinese is 颈椎, pinyin jǐngzhuī.
What does 颈椎 mean?
颈椎 (jǐngzhuī) means “cervical vertebrae”.
How do you write 颈椎?
颈椎 is 2 characters: 颈 (jǐng) — neck; 椎 (zhuī) — vertebra. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 颈椎?
颈椎 is read jǐngzhuī. Tones: jǐng — third tone, zhuī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“cervical vertebrae” in the lesson “Neck, shoulders, bones”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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