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抽筋

chōu jīn · chou jin

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Meaning

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  1. cramp
  2. charley horse
  3. to pull a tendon
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Warm up first

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)腿(tuǐ)抽筋(chōujīn)了(le)，好(hǎo)疼(téng)！

    My leg has a cramp. It hurts!

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)动(dòng)，慢慢(mànmàn)把(bǎ)腿(tuǐ)伸直(shēnzhí)。

    Don't move. Slowly straighten your leg.

  3. Liangliang

    还是(háishi)抽筋(chōujīn)，是不是(shìbùshì)我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)得(de)太(tài)快(kuài)了(le)？

    Still cramping. Did I run too fast?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)没(méi)热身(rèshēn)就(jiù)跑(pǎo)，当然(dāngrán)容易(róngyì)抽筋(chōujīn)。

    You ran without warming up, so of course you cramp easily.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)先(xiān)热身(rèshēn)，再(zài)跑步(pǎobù)。

    OK, tomorrow I will warm up first, then run.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

游(yóu)泳(yǒng)前(qián)不(bú)热(rè)身(shēn)，下(xià)水(shuǐ)后(hòu)容(róng)易(yì)抽(chōu)筋(jīn)。

If you don't warm up before swimming, you can easily get cramps in the water.

02

他(tā)半(bàn)夜(yè)小(xiǎo)腿(tuǐ)突(tū)然(rán)抽(chōu)筋(jīn)，疼(téng)得(de)醒(xǐng)了(le)过(guò)来(lái)。

His calf suddenly cramped in the middle of the night, and the pain woke him up.

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