Chinese Word: 襟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

襟

Pinyin: jīn

English Definition: lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

Chinese Definition:
①衣服的胸前部分：大襟。对襟。底襟。襟带(亦喻山川屏障环绕，地势险要)。襟要(亦喻军事上险要的地理位置)。
②胸怀，抱负：襟怀。胸襟。
③姐妹的丈夫之间的称呼：连襟。

Total strokes: 19; Radical: 衣

Ideographic:Cloth 衤 that restricts 禁; 禁 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 衤 [ yī ] cloth
- 禁 [ jìn ] to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure

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Example Words

衣襟	yī jīn	the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel
胸襟	xiōng jīn	lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision
襟怀	jīn huái	bosom (the seat of emotions); one's mind
正襟危坐	zhèng jīn wēi zuò	to sit upright and still (idiom)
对襟	duì jīn	buttoned Chinese jacket

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Example Sentences

1		qīng nián rén 青年人 dāng 当 yǒu 有 jiā 家 guó 国 zhī 之 jīn 襟 bào 抱。 Young people should have great ambitions and open minds.
2		què bǎo 确保 jīn 襟 tiē 贴 zú gòu 足够 cháng 长 yǐ 以 bì miǎn 避免 qián jīn 前襟 qǐ diào 起吊。 Make sure inner facing is long enough in order to avoid pulling at placket bottom.
3		wǒ 我 jīn 襟 bú zhù 不住 rén jiā 人家 de 的 quàn shuō 劝说， jiù 就 cān jiā 参加 le 了 bǐ sài 比赛。 I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
4		dàn 但 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 shè huì 社会 lǐ 里 yě 也 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 jīn 襟 kǒu 口 bù 不 yán 言 de 的 dōng xi 东西。 But there's much which isn't spoken about in Chinese society.
5		jiāng 将 kù yāo 裤腰 tào 套 zài 在 yù yī bǎn 熨衣板 de 的 zhǎi 窄 de 的 nà 那 yì tóu 一头， ràng 让 mén jīn 门襟 cháo 朝 xià 下。 Slip the waistband around the board' s narrow end, with the fly facing the floor.

More Sentences

1		qīng nián rén 青年人 dāng 当 yǒu 有 jiā 家 guó 国 zhī 之 jīn 襟 bào 抱。 Young people should have great ambitions and open minds.
2		què bǎo 确保 jīn 襟 tiē 贴 zú gòu 足够 cháng 长 yǐ 以 bì miǎn 避免 qián jīn 前襟 qǐ diào 起吊。 Make sure inner facing is long enough in order to avoid pulling at placket bottom.
3		wǒ 我 jīn 襟 bú zhù 不住 rén jiā 人家 de 的 quàn shuō 劝说， jiù 就 cān jiā 参加 le 了 bǐ sài 比赛。 I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
4		dàn 但 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 shè huì 社会 lǐ 里 yě 也 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 jīn 襟 kǒu 口 bù 不 yán 言 de 的 dōng xi 东西。 But there's much which isn't spoken about in Chinese society.
5		jiāng 将 kù yāo 裤腰 tào 套 zài 在 yù yī bǎn 熨衣板 de 的 zhǎi 窄 de 的 nà 那 yì tóu 一头， ràng 让 mén jīn 门襟 cháo 朝 xià 下。 Slip the waistband around the board' s narrow end, with the fly facing the floor.

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