shoulder to shoulder, heel to heel; crowded with people
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
crowded; packed; jammed
literaryDescribes a place so packed with people that their shoulders and heels touch. Often used in literary or formal contexts to depict bustling crowds, such as at festivals or markets. Synonymous with "比肩接踵" and "摩肩接踵".
Guó国
qìng庆
jié节
de的
Tiān天
ān安
mén门
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
，
yóu游
kè客
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
，
rè热
nào闹
fēi非
fán凡
。
On National Day, Tiananmen Square was crowded with tourists, exceptionally lively.
Yuán元
xiāo宵
dēng灯
huì会
shí时
，
jiē街
shàng上
rén人
tóu头
cuán攒
dòng动
，
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
。
During the Lantern Festival, the streets were packed with people jostling shoulder to shoulder.
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Dì地
tiě铁
zǎo早
gāo高
fēng峰
shí时
duàn段
，
chē车
xiāng厢
lǐ里
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
，
jī几
hū乎
dòng动
tan弹
bù不
dé得
。
During the morning rush hour, the subway car was so crowded you could hardly move.
Tā他
huí回
yì忆
dào道
，
dāng当
nián年
nà那
chǎng场
yīn音
yuè乐
huì会
shèng盛
kuàng况
kōng空
qián前
，
lǐ礼
táng堂
nèi内
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
。
He recalled that the concert back then was an unprecedented event, with the auditorium packed shoulder to shoulder.