仰卧 (仰臥)
yǎng wò
Pinyin

Definition

仰卧 (仰臥)
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yǎng wò
  1. to lie supine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction
仰天
yǎng tiān
  1. 1 to face upwards
  2. 2 to look up to the sky
仰慕
yǎng mù
  1. 1 to admire
仰卧
yǎng wò
  1. 1 to lie supine

Idioms (8)

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你这是典型的酸葡萄心态。那种肌肉才有型。再说了，你的锻炼方法见效太慢。要做多少个仰卧起坐才能练出六块腹肌啊？
nǐ zhè shì diǎnxíng de suānpútao xīntài 。nàzhǒng jīròu cái yǒuxíng 。zàishuō le ，nǐ de duànliàn fāngfǎ jiànxiào tài màn 。yào zuò duōshao ge yǎngwòqǐzuò cáinéng liànchū liù kuài fùjī a ？
This is a classic ``sour grapes" attitude. That kind of muscle is sculpted. Besides, your exercise method takes too long to get results. How many sit-ups do you need to do to get a six-pack?
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锻炼又不是只有在健身房才能做。我每天系统性地做仰卧起坐、俯卧撑、 引体向上来塑造肌肉、保持体形。你看，效果真的不错！
duànliàn yòu bù shì zhǐyǒu zài jiànshēnfáng cáinéng zuò 。wǒ měitiān xìtǒngxìng de zuò yǎngwòqǐzuò 、fǔwòchēng 、 yǐntǐxiàngshàng lái sùzào jīròu 、bǎochí tǐxíng 。nǐ kàn ，xiàoguǒ zhēnde bùcuò ！
It's not like the gym is the only place you can exercise. Every day I systematically do sit-ups, push-ups, and chin-ups in order to tone my muscles and stay in shape. Look, the effects are not bad!
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