举铁

舉鐵

jǔtiě

verb

Meanings

1 to lift weights
2 to pump iron

Characters

to lift / raise

Examples

我每周举铁四次,有氧两次。

Wǒ měizhōu jǔtiě sì cì, yǒuyǎng liǎng cì.

I lift weights four times a week and do cardio twice.

举铁的女生看起来真的很飒。

Jǔtiě de nǚshēng kànqǐlái zhēnde hěn sà.

Girls who lift really look badass.

Tips

register

Gym slang — colloquial. The neutral textbook term would be 健身 jiànshēn (work out) or 力量训练 lìliàng xùnliàn (strength training); 举铁 specifically conveys the barbell-and-dumbbell, weight-room flavor.

Stroke Order

举 jǔ

铁 tiě