Chinese word dictionary

拉筋

lā jīn · stretching (exercise)

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Word information

Simplified拉筋

Traditional拉筋

Pinyinlā jīn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拉lā

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

筋jīn

muscles; tendons

How to learn 拉筋

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拉lā

to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels

筋jīn

muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

拉动lādòng

to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)

拉链lāliàn

zipper

拉拢lālǒng

to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice

伤脑筋shāngnǎojīn

to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains