脖子 meaning in English

bózi

neck

HSK 7-9noun14 strokes

Meaning of 脖子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bózi
  1. neck

Measure word: 個|个

脖子 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de脖bó子zi很hěn长zhǎng。
He has a long neck.
我wǒ的de脖bó子zi还hái疼téng。
My neck still hurts.
我wǒ脖bó子zi痛tòng。
My neck hurts.
他tā伸shēn长cháng了le脖bó子zi,希xī望wàng能néng听tīng到dào她tā们men低dī声shēng说shuō的de话huà。
He craned his neck in the hope of hearing what they were whispering.
汤tāng姆mǔ伸shēn长cháng脖bó子zi四sì处chù张zhāng望wàng。
Tom craned his neck in every direction.

Stroke order for each character

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脖 bó · neck · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 脖子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
椅子yǐzichair
瓶子píngzibottle
例子lìzicase; (for) instance

Questions about 脖子

What does 脖子 mean?

脖子 (bózi) means "neck" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 脖子?

脖子 is made of 2 characters: 脖 (11 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 脖子 an HSK word?

Yes. 脖子 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.