肌肉
muscle
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- Pinyin
- jīròu
- Strokes
- 12
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 肌肉
肌肉 is written with 12 strokes (肌: 6, 肉: 6). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
HSK 4. Used in 肌肉自己不会动 (muscles don't move by themselves).
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他说，人身上的肉，叫肌肉。
He says the flesh on the body is called muscle.
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