chóngjiǎn

重茧

Word · NounTraditional重繭

same as "重趼"; callus on the foot

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

thick callus (on the foot); hardened skin from friction

literary

This form (重茧) is less common than the standard form 重趼 (chóng jiǎn). It refers specifically to thickened, hardened skin, often on the feet, caused by prolonged walking or labor.

Cháng长
tú途
bá跋
shè涉
 ,
jiǎo脚
shàng上
mó磨
chū出
le了
chóng重
jiǎn茧
 。

After a long trek, thick calluses formed on his feet.

Lǎo老
nóng农
de的
shuāng双
shǒu手
bù布
mǎn满
chóng重
jiǎn茧
 ,
nà那
shì是
xīn辛
qín勤
láo劳
dòng动
de的
yìn印
jì记
 。

The old farmer's hands were covered with thick calluses, marks of hard labor.