双杠

雙槓

shuānggàng

noun #61,787

Measure Word

一副双杠 fù

Meanings

1 parallel bars (gymnastics)
2 parallel bars apparatus

Characters

Examples

小区里有一副双杠,老人常来锻炼。

Xiǎoqū lǐ yǒu yí fù shuānggàng, lǎorén cháng lái duànliàn.

There's a set of parallel bars in our neighborhood; elderly residents often come to work out.

他每天在双杠上做三十个俯撑。

Tā měi tiān zài shuānggàng shàng zuò sānshí ge fǔchēng.

He does thirty dips on the parallel bars every day.

中国体操队在双杠项目上有传统优势。

Zhōngguó tǐcāo duì zài shuānggàng xiàngmù shàng yǒu chuántǒng yōushì.

The Chinese gymnastics team has a traditional edge in the parallel bars event.

Tips

usage

Men's artistic gymnastics event. Compare 单杠 (horizontal / high bar) and 高低杠 (uneven bars, women's). Parallel bars are also standard equipment in Chinese public exercise areas.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

杠 gàng