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Translation for neck : different words?

stardust.sunbow_44042
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Translation for neck : different words?

Postby stardust.sunbow_44042 » January 29th, 2018 1:16 pm

Hello
Giraffe is : Chang2jing3lu4: if jing3 means neck,(source :pleco dictionary) why is not the same caractere as bo2zi?
Do you use 'jing3' only for animals?
Thanks for your reply

mr88cet_44048
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Re: Translation for neck : different words?

Postby mr88cet_44048 » March 10th, 2018 12:42 am

Neck = 脖子 bó zi. My wife, from China, periodically has neck pain, and that’s the word she uses.

颈椎 jǐngzhuī, means cervical vertebrae.

(BTW, I’m “new in town,” but I’ve been speaking Mandarin for a dozen years now. Just joined Chinese101 mostly to brush up on my 听力 (listening comprehension) before going off to China for my stepdaughter’s wedding there. :D
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