项链

• 拼音: xiàng liàn
• 汉字拆解: 项 = 工 + 页 (work + head/page — nape of neck); 链 = 钅 + 连 (metal + connect — linked metal chain)

含义

Necklace; a piece of jewellery worn around the neck, typically a chain or string of beads with or without a pendant.

The standard term for all types of necklaces in Mandarin. Gold and jade necklaces carry significant cultural weight as gifts for major life events — weddings, graduations, and milestone birthdays. Maupassant's short story, translated into Chinese as 项链, is a canonical text in secondary school literature curricula across China.

例句

1. 她在婚礼当天佩戴了一条由外婆传下来的祖母绿项链，美丽而意义深远。
2. 莫泊桑的短篇小说项链深刻揭示了虚荣心对人生轨迹的深远影响，引人深思。
3. 他精心挑选了一条镶有红宝石的纯金项链作为结婚纪念日礼物，令她喜出望外。

用法指南

语境: jewelry, fashion, gifting, culture

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她收到一条珍珠项链作为毕业礼物，爱不释手，立刻戴上展示给家人看。(She received a pearl necklace as a graduation gift and was overjoyed — she immediately put it on to show her family.)
• 珠宝店里陈列的黄金项链款式多样，价格从数百元到数万元不等，各有各的精彩。(The gold necklaces displayed in the jewellery shop come in a wide variety of styles, ranging in price from a few hundred to tens of thousands of yuan.)

错误说法

• 戴一条项链在手腕上 — 项链 is worn around the neck; for wrist jewellery use 手链 (bracelet), and for ankle jewellery use 脚链

起源与历史

项 (nape of neck/item) + 链 (chain/link) — a chain worn at the nape of the neck

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal