肌肉酸痛

jīròu suāntòng

phrase

Meanings

1 muscle soreness
2 aching muscles

Characters

Examples

跑完马拉松后肌肉酸痛了好几天。

Pǎo wán mǎlāsōng hòu jīròu suāntòng le hǎojǐ tiān.

My muscles were sore for several days after the marathon.

肌肉酸痛说明锻炼到位了。

Jīròu suāntòng shuōmíng duànliàn dàowèi le.

Muscle soreness means the workout hit the spot.

热敷可以缓解肌肉酸痛。

Rèfū kěyǐ huǎnjiě jīròu suāntòng.

A hot compress can ease muscle soreness.

Tips

usage

The standard fitness/medical phrase. For the next-day soreness specifically, Chinese social media often uses 延迟性肌肉酸痛 (DOMS) or simply 铁腿 ('iron legs') as slang.

Stroke Order

肌 jī

肉 ròu

酸 suān

痛 tòng