健美操

jiànměicāo

noun #34,910

Measure Word

一套健美操 tào

Meanings

1 aerobics
2 aerobic dance / fitness routine

Characters

healthy / strong

exercise / drill

Examples

我每周做三次健美操。

Wǒ měi zhōu zuò sān cì jiànměicāo.

I do aerobics three times a week.

学校体育课经常有健美操。

Xuéxiào tǐyù kè jīngcháng yǒu jiànměicāo.

School P.E. classes often include aerobics.

Tips

memory

Build it from the parts: 健 ('healthy') + 美 ('beautiful') + 操 ('exercise / drill') = 'health-beauty exercise'. The same 操 appears in 体操 (tǐcāo, gymnastics) and 早操 (zǎocāo, morning exercise).

Stroke Order

健 jiàn

美 měi

操 cāo