chin
/tʃɪn/noun
उच्चारण चिन
ठोड़ी, ठुड्डी
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the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck
ठोड़ी, ठुड्डी
- He rested his chin on his hand.
- The boy rested his chin on the desk and stared out of the window.
- He scratched his chin and thought for a moment.
+ 2 more examples
- The old man's beard hung from his chin.
- She held her chin high and walked on.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chin (countable noun)
Chin is countable: one chin, two chins. Place it with his or her: his chin, her chin.
Chin countable है: one chin, two chins। इसके साथ his या her जैसे possessive आते हैं।
- He stroked his chin and thought.
- The boy fell and cut his chin.
rest your chin on sth
The chin rests on the hand or on a surface, using on, not in: she rested her chin on her hand.
ठुड्डी हाथ या किसी सतह पर टिकती है, इसमें 'on' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
- He rested his chin on his hand and listened.
- The child rested her chin on the table.
keep your chin up
This idiom is an encouragement to stay cheerful in difficulty. It needs the possessive your.
यह मुहावरा कठिनाई में खुश रहने का प्रोत्साहन है। इसमें possessive 'your' आना चाहिए।
- Keep your chin up; the results are not final.
- She kept her chin up despite the failure.
take sth on the chin
This idiom means to accept something unpleasant with courage and without complaint.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ किसी अप्रिय बात को साहस के साथ बिना शिकायत स्वीकार करना है।
- He took the defeat on the chin.
+Collocations 4
adjective + chin
strongpointeddoublesquareweakstubbly
- The old man had a stubbly chin.
verb + chin
strokerestraisetiltliftscratch
- She lifted her chin and smiled.
chin + noun
straprestupguardwag
- The helmet has a chin strap.
preposition + chin
onunderbelowagainstat
- He tucked the violin under his chin.
“More examples 9
- The cricketer was hit on the chin by a bouncer.
क्रिकेट खिलाड़ी की ठुड्डी पर bouncer लगी।
- Radhika rested her chin on her palm and listened.
राधिका ने ठुड्डी हथेली पर टिकाई और सुना।
- He had a small scar on his chin.
उसकी ठुड्डी पर एक छोटा निशान था।
- Keep your chin up, and try again next year.
हिम्मत रखो और अगले वर्ष फिर प्रयास करो।
- The boxer took the punch on the chin.
मुक्केबाज़ ने ठुड्डी पर घूँसा झेला।
- Radhika scratched her chin while she thought about the answer.
उत्तर के बारे में सोचते हुए राधिका ने अपनी ठुड्डी खुजलाई।
- The tailor measured the scarf from chin to waist.
दर्ज़ी ने दुपट्टे को ठुड्डी से कमर तक नापा।
- The boy tucked the book under his chin and opened the door.
लड़के ने किताब ठुड्डी के नीचे दबाई और दरवाज़ा खोला।
- The little girl lifted her chin and recited the poem bravely.
छोटी लड़की ने ठुड्डी उठाकर साहस के साथ कविता सुनाई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He rested his chin in his hand.
✓ He rested his chin on his hand.
Something that rests on top of a surface takes on, not in.
जो चीज़ किसी सतह के ऊपर टिकती है उसके लिए 'on' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Keep the chin up and try again.
✓ Keep your chin up and try again.
The idiom uses the possessive your, not the.
मुहावरे में possessive 'your' आता है, 'the' नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
keep your chin up
to remain cheerful in a difficult or unpleasant situation
हिम्मत बनाए रखना
- Keep your chin up; the next attempt will be better.
- She kept her chin up throughout her illness.
take sth on the chin
(informal) to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining
मुश्किल या हार को बिना शिकायत सह लेना
- She took her defeat on the chin.
- He took the criticism on the chin and worked harder.
?Which word?
Keep the face words: forehead, eyebrow, eyelash, cheek, chin, jaw, lip, nostril.
चेहरे के शब्द याद रखिए: forehead (माथा), eyebrow (भौंह), eyelash (बरौनी), cheek (गाल), chin (ठोड़ी), jaw (जबड़ा), lip (होंठ), nostril (नथुना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Keep your chin up (stay cheerful in a difficult situation), take it on the chin (accept a difficult situation bravely without complaining), chin up (said to encourage somebody).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: keep your chin up (कठिन स्थिति में प्रसन्न रहना, हिम्मत रखना), take it on the chin (कठिन स्थिति बिना शिकायत बहादुरी से स्वीकारना), chin up (किसी को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए कहा जाता है)।