What 颈椎 means
- Cervical vertebrae
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What does 颈椎 mean in English?
颈椎 is pronounced zhuī and means Cervical vertebrae.
How do you pronounce 颈椎?
颈椎 is zhuī in pinyin — written jingzhui without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 颈椎?
颈椎 is written with 2 characters: 颈 (jǐng) Neck, 椎 (jǐngzhuī) Spine (vertebra). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 颈椎 written in traditional Chinese?
頸椎. The simplified form 颈椎 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 頸椎 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhuī.
Is 颈椎 an HSK word?
Yes — 颈椎 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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