脊梁
In Mandarin Chinese, 脊梁 (jǐliáng) means “backbone; spine”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.
Meaning
- backbone
- spine
Other readings: jǐliang — back (of a human or other vertebrate)
Stroke order
Examples
- 他们是国家的脊梁。They are the backbone of the nation.