jīn

lapel

overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

Words with 襟

连襟

lián jīn

husbands of sisters

开襟

kāi jīn

buttoned Chinese tunic

开襟衫

kāi jīn shān

cardigan

对襟

duì jīn

buttoned Chinese jacket

扼襟控咽

è jīn kòng yān

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

捉襟见肘

zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

正襟危坐

zhèng jīn wēi zuò

to sit upright and still (idiom)

胸襟

xiōng jīn

lapel of jacket

襟翼

jīn yì

(aircraft) wing flap

衣襟

yī jīn

the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket

襟抱

jīn bào

ambition

襟素

jīn sù

one's true heart

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