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仰卧起坐

仰臥起坐
yǎngwòqǐzuò
noun #26,295

Meanings

  1. 1 sit-up (physical exercise)

Characters

仰
yǎng
to face upward / to look up
卧
wò
to lie down
起
qǐ
to rise / to get up
坐
zuò
to sit

Examples

他每天早上做五十个仰卧起坐。
Tā měitiān zǎoshang zuò wǔshí gè yǎngwòqǐzuò.
He does fifty sit-ups every morning.
仰卧起坐是锻炼腹肌的好方法。
Yǎngwòqǐzuò 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

Related Words

平起平坐 píngqǐpíngzuò #29,728
to be on an equal footing / to stand as equals
卧床不起 wòchuángbùqǐ #30,056
bedridden / confined to bed / unable to get out of bed
端坐 duānzuò #29,430
to sit upright / to sit properly / to sit with dignity
坐下 zuòxia HSK 1 #1,080
to sit down
坐 zuò HSK 1 #261
to sit / to take (a bus, train, plane)
坐坐 zuòzuo #7,726
to sit for a while; to stay for a bit / to hang out briefly; to visit casually
引起 yǐnqǐ HSK 4 #1,645
to cause / to give rise to / to arouse
一起 yīqǐ HSK 1 #132
together / in the same place
起立 qǐlì #5,073
to stand up / to rise (to one's feet)
闲坐 xiánzuò #28,867
to sit idly / to sit around doing nothing
仰卧起坐 yǎngwòqǐzuò
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