handstand; headstand
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to do a handstand; to stand upside down on one's hands
dialectRegional dialect term commonly used in northern China to describe the action of performing a handstand. Often used in casual or colloquial contexts involving children's play or physical exercise.
Xiǎo小
nán男
hái孩
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
shù竖
qīng蜻
tíng蜓
，
yǐn引
de得
dà大
jiā家
pāi拍
shǒu手
jiào叫
hǎo好
。
The little boy did a handstand on the grass, drawing applause from everyone.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
men们
jīng经
cháng常
bǐ比
sài赛
shéi谁
shù竖
qīng蜻
tíng蜓
shù竖
de得
jiǔ久
。
When we were kids, we often competed to see who could hold a handstand the longest.
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Zhè这
dòng动
zuò作
tài太
nán难
le了
，
wǒ我
xué学
bù不
huì会
shù竖
qīng蜻
tíng蜓
。
This move is too difficult; I can't learn how to do a handstand.