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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

关节

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guānjié

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Joint/dʒɔɪnt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的膝盖关节受了伤。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The point or structure where two or more bones or parts of the body are fitted together.

    "He felt a sharp pain in his knee joint after running."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Shared, combined, or carried out by two or more people or organizations.

    "The two companies announced a joint venture to develop new software."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'joint' originates from the Latin 'junctus', meaning 'joined', which evolved through Old French 'joint' in the 14th century. The term has maintained its core meaning related to connections or articulations throughout its history.

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