jiànzi

腱子

Word · NounTraditional腱

tendon; calf muscle

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

tendon; the well-developed muscle part on a person's or animal's lower leg

In everyday speech, often refers to the bulging calf muscle, especially in animals. The component '子' indicates it's a noun suffix.

Zhè这
tóu头
niú牛
de的
jiàn腱
zi子
ròu肉
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
 。

This cow's calf muscle is very firm.

Tā他
duàn锻
liàn炼
hòu后
xiǎo小
tuǐ腿
de的
jiàn腱
zi子
hěn很
míng明
xiǎn显
 。

The muscle definition in his calf is very clear after working out.

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Yáng羊
ròu肉
de的
jiàn腱
zi子
bù部
fen分
shì适
hé合
màn慢
dùn炖
 。

The calf muscle part of lamb is suitable for slow stewing.