shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel; crowded with people
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
extremely crowded; packed with people
literaryUsed to describe a scene where people are so numerous and tightly packed that their shoulders and heels are touching. It emphasizes density and continuity of a crowd.
Guó国
qìng庆
jié节
de的
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
，
yóu游
kè客
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
，
rè热
nao闹
fēi非
fán凡
。
On National Day, the square was packed shoulder to shoulder with tourists, extremely bustling.
Chūn春
yùn运
qī期
jiān间
de的
huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
，
rén人
men们
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
，
cùn寸
bù步
nán难
xíng行
。
During the Spring Festival travel rush, the train station is so crowded it's hard to take a step.
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Zhè这
jiā家
wǎng网
hóng红
diàn店
mén门
kǒu口
，
gù顾
kè客
tiān天
tiān天
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
。
Outside this viral internet-famous shop, customers are crowded together every single day.
Cháo朝
shèng圣
de的
lù路
shàng上
，
xìn信
tú徒
men们
bǐ比
jiān肩
jì继
zhǒng踵
，
mián绵
yán延
shù数
lǐ里
。
On the pilgrimage road, believers walked shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel, stretching for miles.