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仰卧起坐
仰臥起坐
yǎngwòqǐzuò
noun
#26,295
Meanings
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
拼音
EN
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.
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仰
yǎng
卧
wò
起
qǐ
坐
zuò
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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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