上半身
shàng bàn shēn
Pinyin

Definition

上半身
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shàng bàn shēn
  1. the upper body

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上
shǎng
上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
上班
shàng bān
  1. 1 to go to work
  2. 2 to be on duty
  3. 3 to start work
  4. 4 to go to the office
半
bàn
  1. 1 half
  2. 2 semi-
  3. 3 incomplete
  4. 4 (after a number) and a half
早上
zǎo shang
  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur

Sample Sentences

吸气，上半身离开地板，手肘往内夹。
xīqì ，shàngbànshēn líkāi dìbǎn ，shǒuzhǒu wǎng nèi jiā 。
Breathe in, with the top of your body off the ground and push your elbows inwards.
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注意，是用你腹部的力量抬起上半身，不是用手，手只是帮助你的平衡。
zhùyì ，shì yòng nǐ fùbù de lìliang tái qǐ shàngbànshēn ，búshì yòng shǒu ，shǒu zhǐshì bāngzhù nǐ de pínghéng 。
Make sure that you're using your abdomen to hold the top half of your body up and not your hands, your hands are just to help you balance.
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好，三、二、一，手肘弯，上半身慢慢回到原来的位置，放松。
hǎo ，sān 、èr 、yī ，shǒuzhǒu wān ，shàngbànshēn mànmàn huí dào yuánlái de wèizhi ，fàngsōng 。
OK, three, two, one, twist your elbows, then return your upper body to its original position and relax.
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吸气，放低臀部，脚背着地，上半身后仰，头往上向后看。
xīqì ，fàngdī túnbù ，jiǎobèi zháodì ，shàngbànshēn hòu yǎng ，tóu wǎng shàng xiàng hòu kàn 。
Breathe in, lower your rear and put the tops of your feet on the floor. Bend the top half of your body backwards, move your head upwards and look behind you.
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