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椎 chuí

spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木隹 ⿰木隹

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  1. 医生检查了他的颈椎和腰椎。
    Yīshēng jiǎnchále tā de jǐngzhuī hé yāozhuī.
    The doctor examined his cervical and lumbar vertebrae.
    doctor examine-(particle) his (particle) cervical-spine and lumbar-spine
  2. 你的腰椎有没有问题？
    Nǐ de yāozhuī yǒu méiyǒu wèntí?
    Does your lumbar spine have any problems?
    your (particle) lumbar-spine have not-have problem (question)
  3. 坐姿不对会影响颈椎，你应该注意一下。
    Zuòzī bùduì huì yǐngxiǎng jǐngzhuī, nǐ yīnggāi zhùyì yīxià.
    Poor sitting posture will affect the cervical spine; you should pay attention.
    sitting-posture wrong will affect cervical-spine, you should pay-attention a-bit
  4. 他的颈椎并没有严重的问题。
    Tā de jǐngzhuī bìng méiyǒu yánzhòng de wèntí.
    His cervical spine doesn't actually have a serious problem.
    his (particle) cervical-spine not-at-all not-have serious (particle) problem
  5. 手术之后，他的颈椎恢复得很好。
    Shǒushù zhīhòu, tā de jǐngzhuī huīfù de hěn hǎo.
    After the surgery, his cervical spine recovered very well.
    surgery after, his (particle) cervical-spine recover (particle) very good

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