双杠

雙槓

shuānggàng

noun #61,787

Measure Word

一副双杠 fù

Meanings

1 parallel bars (gymnastics)
2 parallel bars apparatus

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

中国体操队在双杠项目上有传统优势。

Zhōngguó tǐcāo duì zài shuānggàng xiàngmù shàng yǒu chuántǒng yōushì.

The Chinese gymnastics team has a traditional edge in the parallel bars event.

HSK 7-9

小区里有一副双杠，老人常来锻炼。

Xiǎoqū lǐ yǒu yí fù shuānggàng, lǎorén cháng lái duànliàn.

There's a set of parallel bars in our neighborhood; elderly residents often come to work out.

HSK 7-9

他每天在双杠上做三十个俯撑。

Tā měitiān zài shuānggàng shàng zuò sānshí ge fǔ chēng.

He does thirty dips on the parallel bars every day.

Tips

usage

Men's artistic gymnastics event. Compare 单杠 (horizontal / high bar) and 高低杠 (uneven bars, women's). Parallel bars are also standard equipment in Chinese public exercise areas.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

杠 gàng