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体操

tǐ cāo · ti cao

Traditional 體操

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. gymnastic
  2. gymnastics
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Morning exercises

  1. Leon

    那些(nàxiē)叔叔(shūshu)阿姨(āyí)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are those uncles and aunties doing?

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)在(zài)做(zuò)广播(guǎngbō)体操(tǐcāo)。

    They are doing the radio exercises.

  3. Leon

    体操(tǐcāo)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)在(zài)电视(diànshì)上(shàng)看(kàn)过(guò)。

    Gymnastics? I have only seen it on TV.

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)会(huì)做(zuò)。

    This is different. Everyone can do it.

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)做(zuò)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。一(yī)，二(èr)，三(sān)，四(sì)！

    Let us do it too. One, two, three, four!

  6. Leon

    叔叔(shūshu)说(shuō)，外国人(wàiguórén)也(yě)能(néng)一起(yīqǐ)做(zuò)体操(tǐcāo)！

    The uncle says foreigners can do the exercises together with them too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)都(dōu)做(zuò)体(tǐ)操(cāo)。

She does gymnastics every morning.

02

体(tǐ)操(cāo)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)需(xū)要(yào)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)平(píng)衡(héng)感(gǎn)。

Gymnasts need a good sense of balance.

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