哑铃

啞鈴

yǎlíng

noun #30,737

Measure Word

一对哑铃 duì

Meanings

1 dumbbell (weight)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

家里买一对哑铃就能练很多动作。

Jiālǐ mǎi yí duì yǎlíng jiù néng liàn hěnduō dòngzuò.

With one pair of dumbbells at home you can do a lot of exercises.

HSK 7-9

他每天举哑铃锻炼手臂。

Tā měitiān jǔ yǎlíng duànliàn shǒubì.

He lifts dumbbells every day to train his arms.

HSK 7-9

新手建议从轻的哑铃开始。

Xīnshǒu jiànyì cóng qīng de yǎlíng kāishǐ.

Beginners should start with light dumbbells.

Tips

memory

Literally 'mute bell' (哑 mute + 铃 bell): shaped like a bell but silent when you swing it. The English word 'dumbbell' has the exact same image - 'dumb' in the old sense of mute.

Stroke Order

哑 yǎ

铃 líng