摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
  2. a thronging crowd

CHARACTERS

摩 mó rub, scour, grind; friction
肩 jiān shoulders; to shoulder; bear
接 jiē receive; continue; catch; connect
踵 zhǒng heel; follow; visit, call on