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肌肉

jī ròu · ji rou

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  1. muscle
  2. flesh
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Sore muscles

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)了(le)十公里(shígōnglǐ)，腿(tuǐ)上(shàng)的(de)肌肉(jīròu)好(hǎo)疼(téng)。

    I ran ten kilometers today. The muscles in my legs hurt so much.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)肌肉(jīròu)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)累(lèi)，休息(xiūxi)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Your muscles must be tired. Take a rest.

  3. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，我(wǒ)还(hái)要(yào)运动(yùndòng)。

    No, I still have to exercise.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)大(dà)肌肉(jīròu)吗(ma)？

    Do you want big muscles?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)要(yào)大(dà)肌肉(jīròu)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)爬(pá)六楼(liùlóu)不(bù)累(lèi)。

    No. I just want to climb six floors without getting tired.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)有(yǒu)明(míng)显(xiǎn)的(de)肌(jī)肉(ròu)线(xiàn)条(tiáo)。

He's ripped.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)腿(tuǐ)部(bù)肌(jī)肉(ròu)在(zài)他(tā)卧(wò)床(chuáng)不(bù)起(qǐ)的(de)七(qī)个(gè)月(yuè)中(zhōng)萎(wěi)缩(suō)了(le)。

The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kooler · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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