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筋斗

jīn dǒu

2-character word

What 筋斗 means

1. tumble
2. somersault

The characters in 筋斗

• 筋jīnmuscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin
• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn

Example sentences

• 如果你在洋娃娃腹部的侧面上链的话，它就会扭动手臂，翻着筋斗向前前进。
  Rúguǒ nǐ zài yángwáwa fùbù de cèmiàn shàng liàn dehuà, tā jiù huì niǔ dòngshǒu bì, fān zhe jīndǒu xiàngqián qiánjìn.
  If you wind up the doll with the key on the side of its torso it will swing its arms round and go forward doing somersaults.

Words starting with 筋斗

• 筋斗云jīn dǒu yúnSun Wukong's magical cloud

Words containing 筋斗

• 横筋斗héng jīn dǒucartwheel
• 翻筋斗fān jīn dǒuto tumble; to turn a somersault
• 后翻筋斗hòu fān jīn dǒubackward somersault
• 横翻筋斗héng fān jīn dǒuto turn cartwheels
• 栽筋斗zāi jīn dǒuto tumble; to fall head over heels; (fig.) to take a tumble

Sounds the same

Read jīn dǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 斤斗variant of 筋斗