颈部

• Pinyin: jǐng bù
• Hanzi breakdown: 颈 = 巠 (phonetic) + 页 (head/page) — the neck supporting the head; 部 = 咅 (phonetic) + 阝 (region) — region

Meaning

The neck region; cervical area of the body.

A formal, anatomical term for the neck area. Used in medical, clinical, and scientific contexts. In everyday speech, people more commonly say 脖子 (neck). 颈部 is preferred in written reports, doctor consultations, and medical literature.

Examples

1. 长时间低头玩手机容易导致颈部肌肉劳损。 Looking down at your phone for long periods can easily lead to strain of the neck muscles.
2. 检查报告显示他的颈部淋巴结有轻微肿大。 The examination report showed slight enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes.
3. 这种颈部按摩仪专为缓解办公室白领的颈部疲劳而设计。 This neck massager is designed specifically to relieve neck fatigue for office workers.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, health, anatomy

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请放松颈部，我要检查一下。(Please relax your neck area; I need to examine it.)
• 患者颈部出现明显的僵硬感。(The patient experienced obvious stiffness in the neck region.)

Don't Say

• 我颈部痒。(In casual speech, 脖子 is more natural — 颈部 sounds overly clinical for everyday complaints)

Origin & History

颈 (neck) + 部 (part, region). 颈 is the classical/formal character for neck, while 脖 is more colloquial. Together, 颈部 specifically denotes the neck as a body region.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal