kèjiāncāo

课间操

Word · NounTraditional課間操

between-class exercises; recess calisthenics

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

group calisthenics or exercises done by students between classes

A common school activity in China, typically involving a set of standardized exercises performed to music during the short break between classes.

Měi每
tiān天
shàng上
wǔ午
dì第
èr二
jié节
kè课
hòu后
 ,
quán全
xiào校
xué学
shēng生
dōu都
yào要
zuò做
kè课
jiān间
cāo操
 。

Every morning after the second class, all the students in the school do between-class exercises.

Kè课
jiān间
cāo操
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
xué学
shēng生
huó活
dòng动
jīn筋
gǔ骨
 、
fàng放
sōng松
dà大
nǎo脑
 。

Recess calisthenics help students stretch their bodies and relax their minds.

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Yīn因
wèi为
xià下
yǔ雨
 ,
jīn今
tiān天
de的
kè课
jiān间
cāo操
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
 。

Today's between-class exercises were canceled because of the rain.

Zhè这
tào套
xīn新
de的
kè课
jiān间
cāo操
bǐ比
yǐ以
qián前
de的
gèng更
yǒu有
qù趣
 。

This new set of recess exercises is more fun than the previous one.