How to say “gymnastics” in Chinese
gymnastics
“Gymnastics” in Chinese is 体操, tǐ cāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
体操 is read tǐ cāo: 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, 亻 “person”; on the right, 本 “basis”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”. The right part is the same as in 澡 zǎo.
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 “体操”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 体操. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她从五岁开始练体操tācóngwǔsuìkāishǐliàntǐcāoShe has been doing gymnastics since she was five.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “gymnastics” in Chinese?
“Gymnastics” in Chinese is 体操, pinyin tǐcāo.
What does 体操 mean?
体操 (tǐcāo) means “gymnastics”.
How do you write 体操?
体操 is 2 characters: 体 (tǐ) — body; 操 (cāo) — exercise; operate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 体操?
体操 is read tǐcāo. Tones: tǐ — third tone, cāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“gymnastics” in the lesson “Sports: from the stadium to the rink”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. 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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