chest; breast; thorax
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
chest; breast; thorax
Refers to the front part of the torso. Often takes the diminutive suffix 儿 (r) in colloquial speech (胸脯儿), especially in northern dialects.
Tā他
tǐng挺
zhe着
xiōng胸
pú脯
zǒu走
le了
jìn进
lái来
。
He walked in with his chest puffed out.
Hái孩
zi子
de的
xiōng胸
pú脯
jù剧
liè烈
de地
qǐ起
fú伏
zhe着
。
The child's chest was heaving violently.
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Zǐ子
dàn弹
dǎ打
zhōng中
le了
tā他
de的
xiōng胸
pú脯
。
The bullet hit him in the chest.
Xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
de的
xiōng胸
pú脯
shì是
xuě雪
bái白
de的
。
The bird's breast is snow-white.