俯卧撑 (fǔwòchēng): push-up

Measure Word

一个俯卧撑 gè

Meanings

1 push-up
2 press-up

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他每天做五十个俯卧撑。

Tā měitiān zuò wǔshí ge fǔwòchēng.

He does fifty push-ups every day.

HSK 7-9

俯卧撑可以锻炼上半身的肌肉。

Fǔwòchēng kěyǐ duànliàn shàngbànshēn de jīròu.

Push-ups can strengthen the upper body muscles.

Tips

memory

Literally 'lie face-down and prop up' - describes the motion of a push-up perfectly.

Stroke Order

俯 fǔ

卧 wò

撑 chēng

Related Words

撑 chēng HSK 6 #2,552

to support; to prop up; to hold up / to open (an umbrella); to push off (with a pole) / to be stuffed full (from eating)

卧底 wòdǐ #3,622

undercover agent / mole; spy

卧室 wòshì HSK 5 #2,409

bedroom

支撑 zhīchēng HSK 6 #7,002

to prop up; to support; to sustain / support; brace; pillar

撑住 chēngzhù #8,600

to hold on; to hang in there / to prop up; to support; to brace

卧 wò HSK 7-9 #11,444

to lie down; to recline / to crouch; to sit (of animals)

卧倒 wòdǎo #12,081

to lie down / to drop to the ground / get down!

俯冲 fǔchōng #18,511

to dive down / to swoop down / to nosedive

俯瞰 fǔkàn #18,981

to overlook / to look down at (from a high vantage point) / bird's-eye view

俯视 fǔshì #20,293

to look down at / to overlook / to view from above