筋

jīn · jin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. muscle
  2. tendon
  3. veins visible under the skin
  4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)运(yùn)动(dòng)前(qián)先(xiān)拉(lā)伸(shēn)一(yí)下(xià)筋(jīn)。

He stretches his muscles before exercising.

02

这(zhè)盘(pán)菜(cài)的(de)筋(jīn)太(tài)多(duō),嚼(jiáo)不(bu)动(dòng)。

This dish has too many tendons; it's too tough to chew.

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