shoulders rubbing and chariot hubs clashing; extremely crowded
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
extremely crowded; bustling with people and traffic
literary书面语，用于描绘繁华都市或大型集会时的拥挤场面。常用近义形式有“肩摩毂击”。
Jié节
rì日
de的
shāng商
yè业
jiē街
shàng上
，
mó摩
jiān肩
jī击
gǔ毂
，
rè热
nào闹
fēi非
fán凡
。
On the holiday, the commercial street was extremely crowded and exceptionally lively.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
de的
zhǔ主
gàn干
dào道
，
měi每
dào到
gāo高
fēng峰
shí时
duàn段
，
biàn便
shì是
yī一
piàn片
mó摩
jiān肩
jī击
gǔ毂
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
The main thoroughfare of this city presents a scene of shoulder-to-shoulder and bumper-to-bumper traffic during every rush hour.
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Gǔ古
shí时
de的
Cháng长
ān安
chéng城
，
jí集
shì市
shàng上
mó摩
jiān肩
jī击
gǔ毂
，
shèng盛
kuàng况
kōng空
qián前
。
In the ancient city of Chang'an, the marketplaces were bustling and unprecedentedly crowded.