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lit. shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel (idiom) · fig. crowded; packed with people

比肩继踵
bǐ jiān jì zhǒng
b+ǐ·3rd tonej+iān·1st tonej+ì·4th tonezh+ǒng·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps · a thronging crowd摩肩接踵mó jiān jiē zhǒng(lit.) not one drop can trickle through (idiom) · (fig.) (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable水泄不通shuǐ xiè bù tōng(idiom) multitude; vast crowd人山人海rén shān rén hǎibe crowded (or inundated) with people · walk shoulder-to-shoulder · follow in the footsteps of another · crowd around · jostle each other比肩接踵bǐ jiān jiē zhǒng
Antonyms
(lit.) you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) · (fig.) completely deserted门可罗雀mén kě luó quèdesolate and uninhabited (idiom)荒无人烟huāng wú rén yānlit. men's footprints are rare (idiom) · fig. off the beaten track · lonely · deserted人迹罕至rén jì hǎn zhì
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