arch one's back; throw oneself backward
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to arch one's back and throw the head back; to flail
informalA colloquial expression often used to describe the action of a person (especially a child or animal) resisting by stiffening their body and arching backward.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
bù不
kěn肯
chī吃
yào药
，
zài在
mā妈
mā妈
de的
huái怀
lǐ里
zhí直
dǎ打
tǐnɡ挺
r儿
。
The child didn't want to take the medicine and kept arching his back in his mother's arms.
Tā他
téng疼
de得
zài在
dì地
shàng上
zhí直
dǎ打
tǐnɡ挺
r儿
。
He was in so much pain that he was writhing and arching his back on the ground.
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Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
bù不
xiǎng想
xǐ洗
zǎo澡
，
zài在
shuǐ水
pén盆
lǐ里
bù不
tíng停
de地
dǎ打
tǐnɡ挺
r儿
。
The puppy didn't want a bath and kept struggling and arching its back in the basin.
Liàn练
xí习
róu柔
dào道
shí时
，
xué学
huì会
fáng防
zhǐ止
duì对
shǒu手
dǎ打
tǐnɡ挺
r儿
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
When practicing judo, it's important to learn how to prevent your opponent from bridging or arching their back.