仰卧起坐

仰臥起坐

yǎngwò qǐzuò

noun #26,295

Meanings

1 sit-up (physical exercise)

Characters

to face upward / to look up

to rise / to get up

Examples

HSK 7-9

他每天早上做五十个仰卧起坐。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang zuò wǔshí gè yǎngwò qǐzuò.

He does fifty sit-ups every morning.

HSK 7-9

仰卧起坐是锻炼腹肌的好方法。

Yǎngwò qǐzuò shì duànliàn fùjī de hǎo fāngfǎ.

Sit-ups are a good way to exercise the abdominal muscles.

Tips

memory

The word literally describes the movement: lie on your back (仰卧), rise up (起), then sit (坐). Each character traces a step of the exercise - a perfect mnemonic.

Stroke Order

仰 yǎng

卧 wò

起 qǐ

坐 zuò