- 脖子 bózi neckthe part of the body that connects the head to the torso
- 脖颈 bójǐng napethe back of the neck
- 卡脖子 qiǎbózi to strangleto squeeze or choke someone's throat; to have someone in a stranglehold
- 脸红脖子粗 liǎnhóngbózicū to flush with angerred in the face and neck; describes a person who is furious, agitated, or flushing with excitement
- 脚脖子 jiǎobózi ankle(colloquial) the ankle; the part of the leg that connects to the foot
- 围脖 wéibó scarfscarf; muffler
- 抹脖子 mǒbózi to slit one's throat(colloquial) to cut one's own throat as a way to commit suicide
- 脖领 bólǐng shirt collarthe collar of a shirt or garment
- 围脖儿 wéibór scarfA long strip of cloth worn around the neck for warmth; also known as [[围巾|圍巾|wei2 jin1]]
- 脖颈子 bógěngzi napethe back of the neck
- 脖梗 bógěng napethe back of the neck; nape
- 手脖子 shǒubózi wrist(dialect) wrist
- 绕脖子 ràobózi to beat about the bush(colloquial) To speak or act in a roundabout manner without being direct.
- 勒脖子 lēibózi to strangleto throttle or strangle someone; to tighten something around the neck
- 大脖子病 dàbózibìng goitergoiter; an enlargement of the thyroid gland causing a swelling in the neck
- 扯着脖子 chězhebózi to strain one's neck while shoutingto shout at the top of one's lungs; to strain one's neck while calling out loudly
- 拐脖儿 guǎibór elbow pipeA pipe or tube bent at a right angle used to connect two sections and change their direction, such as an elbow in a stovepipe or plumbing system.
- 拧脖子 níngbózi to give the cold shoulder(colloquial) to turn one's head away; to snub or shun someone on purpose
- 掐脖子 qiābózi to seize by the throatTo grip someone's neck tightly between the thumb and fingers; to choke or strangle.
- 牛脖子 niúbózi ox neckthe neck of an ox or cow
- 窝脖儿 wōbór to suffer a snubTo suffer a snub or meet with a rebuff; to encounter a snag; to be fooled or duped.
- 粗脖子红脸 cūbózihóngliǎn flushed with angerto be red in the face and swollen in the neck from rage or a heated argument
- 红脖子 hóngbózi redneckredneck; a derogatory term for a person from a rural area, typically a white person from the Southern United States
- 耳脖子 ěrbózi area below the ears(colloquial) the part of the neck just below or near the ears
- 脖梗儿 bógěngr nape(colloquial) nape; the back of the neck
- 脖胦 bóyāng belly button(literary) the navel; belly button
- 脖项 bóxiàng neckthe part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders
- 脖领儿 bólǐngr collarcollar of a garment
- 脖颈儿 bógěngr napethe back of the neck; nape
- 腰板脖硬 yāobǎnbóyìng stiff in movementstiff or rigid in movement; specifically having a waist and neck that do not bend or move flexibly
- 骑脖子拉屎 qíbózilāshǐ to treat somebody like garbageLiterally "to take a dump while riding on someone's shoulders"; used to describe someone who treats another person with extreme disrespect or takes cruel advantage of them.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH