体操课

體操課

tǐcāokè

noun #36,436

Measure Word

一节体操课 jié

Meanings

1 gymnastics class
2 PE class (the calisthenics-style portion)

Characters

to drill / exercise

Examples

HSK 1

今天下午有体操课。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu tǐcāokè.

There's a gymnastics class this afternoon.

HSK 2

她小时候参加过体操课。

Tā xiǎoshíhòu cānjiā guò tǐcāokè.

She took gymnastics classes as a child.

Tips

usage

体操课 in Chinese schools historically meant the calisthenics/exercise period - what English speakers might call 'PE class'. Today 体育课 ('physical education class') is the standard term, and 体操课 increasingly refers specifically to gymnastics training.

Stroke Order

体 tǐ

操 cāo

课 kè