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We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「架肩接踵」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「架肩接踵」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Shoulder to shoulder, feet to feet. Describes a crowded place.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jià jiān jiē zhǒng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ga3/ga2 gin1 jip3 jung2

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.