How to say “work out” in Chinese
work out, exercise
“Work out” in Chinese is 锻炼, duàn liàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
锻炼 is read duàn liàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 钅 “metal”; on the right, 段 duàn hints at the sound.
On the left, 火 “fire”. The right part is the same as in 练 liàn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “锻炼”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 锻炼. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我每天早上去公园锻炼wǒměitiānzǎoshangqùgōngyuánduànliànEvery morning I go to the park to work out.
- 我太累了，不想锻炼了。wǒtàilèile,bùxiǎngduànliànleI'm too tired, I don't want to work out anymore.
- 我保证每天坚持锻炼wǒbǎozhèngměitiānjiānchíduànliànI promise to work out every day and stick with it.
- 不管多忙，他都坚持锻炼。bùguǎnduōmáng,tādōujiānchíduànliànNo matter how busy he is, he keeps working out.
- 他每天坚持锻炼，因而身体很好。tāměitiānjiānchíduànliàn,yīn’érshēntǐhěnhǎoHe exercises every day, and therefore he's in very good health.
- 哪怕再忙我也要锻炼nǎpàzàimáng,wǒyěyàoduànliànNo matter how busy I am, I'll still work out.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “work out” in Chinese?
“Work out” in Chinese is 锻炼, pinyin duànliàn.
What does 锻炼 mean?
锻炼 (duànliàn) means “work out, exercise”.
How do you write 锻炼?
锻炼 is 2 characters: 锻 (du àn) — forge; 炼 (liàn) — smelt, temper. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 锻炼?
锻炼 is read duànliàn. Tones: duàn — fourth tone, liàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“work out” in the lesson “Work out every day”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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