The centre of the bottom part of your face, below your mouth and above your neck
چانه
He has a protruding chin.
او چانهى برآمدهاى دارد.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
chin
noun
the part of your face below your mouth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
chin
chin /tʃɪn/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cinn]
1. the front part of your face below your mouth:
• He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
2. (keep your) chin up! spoken used to tell someone to make an effort to stay brave and confident when they are in a difficult situation:
• Chin up! It’ll be over soon.
3. take something on the chin to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining – used to show approval:
• One of our great strengths is our ability to take it on the chin and come out fighting.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS■ adjectives
▪ a double chin (=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin) • Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
▪ a pointed chin • She had a narrow face and a pointed chin.
▪ a weak chin (=small in proportion to the face, and not square in shape) • He’s grown a beard to cover his weak chin.
▪ a determined chin literary (=giving a face a determined appearance) • She had short hair and a determined chin.
▪ a square chin • A square chin may be taken as a sign of a stubborn character.
▪ a receding chin (=sloping backwards in an unattractive way) • Half the boys in my college seemed to have receding chins.
▪ an unshaven chin (=with short hairs on because a man has not shaved) • His combed hair looked oddly neat against his unshaven chin.
■ verbs
▪ stroke/rub your chin (=stroke it in a way that shows you are thinking about something) • He stroked his chin and then seemed to come to a decision.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
chin
chin [chin chins] [tʃɪn] [tʃɪn] noun
the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck
• A strap fastens under the chin to keep the helmet in place.
see also double chin
more at chuck sb under the chin at chuck v.
Idioms: chin up ▪ take something on the chin
Word Origin:
Old English cin, cinn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin gena ‘cheek’ and Greek genus ‘jaw’.
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Example Bank:
• He cupped her chin with his hand.
• He had bits of food on his chin.
• He put his hand under her chin and lifted her face to his.
• He stroked his chin thoughtfully.
• Her chin was resting on his shoulder.
• His chin quivered and a tear ran down his cheek.
• His chin rose in a proud gesture.
• Maria jutted her chin defiantly.
• She caught him with a hard blow on the chin.
• She sat resting her chin on her hands.
• She sat with her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her cupped hands.
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly.
• Slowly lower the bar to around chin level.
• The juice dribbled down his chin.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
chin
chin /tʃɪn/
noun [C]
the part of a person's face below their mouth:
To keep the helmet in position, fasten the strap beneath the chin.
She sat behind the table, her chin resting in her hands.
-chinned/-tʃɪnd/
suffix
having a particular type of chin:
square-chinned
Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
chin
/tʃɪn/
(chins)
Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth and above your neck.
...a double chin...
He rubbed the gray stubble on his chin.
N-COUNT
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
chin
chin /ˈʧɪn/ noun, pl chins [count] : the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck - see picture at face; see also double chin
keep your chin up : to stay cheerful and hopeful during difficult times
• He's still keeping his chin up despite all his health problems.
• (Keep your) chin up! Everything will work out for the best.
take it on the chin informal
1 US : to be badly damaged or affected by something : to be hit hard by something
• Many investors took it on the chin yesterday as the stock market dropped sharply.
2 Brit : to accept something difficult or unpleasant without complaining
• The criticism was harsh but he took it on the chin and didn't try to blame anyone else.