Meaning
spine; back; ridge
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 脊 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 脊梁jǐ liángbackbone; spine; Taiwan pr.
- 中脊zhōng jǐmid-ocean ridge (geology)
- 里脊lǐ ji(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
- 山脊shān jǐmountain ridge
- 书脊shū jǐspine of a book
Example Sentence
我们要挺直脊背，注意坐姿。Wǒ men yào tǐng zhí jǐ bèi, zhù yì zuò zī.We should keep our backs straight and mind our posture.
我们Wǒ menwe要yàoto want挺直tǐng zhíupright脊背jǐ bèiback (of a human or other ，注意zhù yìto take note of坐姿zuò zīsitting posture。