翻跟头

翻跟頭

fāngēntou

verb #26,494

Meanings

他在体育课上翻跟头。

Tā zài tǐyùkè shang fāngēntou.

He did somersaults in PE class.

那个孩子会翻跟头，大家都喝彩。

Nàge háizi huì fāngēntou, dàjiā dōu hècǎi.

The child could do somersaults and everyone cheered.

练武术的人经常练习翻跟头。

Liàn wǔshù de rén jīngcháng liànxí fāngēntou.

People who practice martial arts often train somersaults.

usage

翻跟头 is the colloquial term for a somersault. In formal contexts such as gymnastics, 前滚翻 (forward roll) or 后滚翻 (backward roll) are used instead.

翻 fān

跟 gēn

头 tóu