jiǎn
老趼
callus; hard skin
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
callus; hard patch of skin
neutralAlso written as '老茧' (lǎo jiǎn), which is the more common colloquial term.
Yé爷
ye爷
de的
shǒu手
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
láo劳
dòng动
de的
jiǎn趼
。
Grandpa's hands are full of calluses from work.
Gàn干
zhòng重
huó活
róng容
yì易
ràng让
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
qǐ起
jiǎn趼
。
Doing heavy labor easily causes calluses to form on the palms.
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Zhè这
ge个
xié鞋
bù不
hé合
jiǎo脚
，
bǎ把
wǒ我
de的
jiǎo脚
mó磨
chū出
le了
ge个
jiǎn趼
。
These shoes don't fit well and rubbed a callus on my foot.
Tā他
shǒu手
shàng上
de的
lǎo老
jiǎn茧
hěn很
hòu厚
。
The calluses on his hands are very thick.