Chinese word

腹肌

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù jī

Meaning

  • nounabs

Example

我想练出腹肌。wǒ xiǎng liàn chū fù jī

I want to build my abs.

Illustration for 腹肌 (abs)

More examples

她通过控制饮食终于拥有了明显的腹肌。tā tōng guò kòng zhì yǐn shí zhōng yú yōng yǒu le míng xiǎn de fù jī

By controlling her diet, she finally had visible abs.

Core concept

A set of shaped muscles across the belly whose lines can appear as distinct sections.

Common phrases

  • 练腹肌liàn fù jī

    build abs

  • 拥有腹肌yōng yǒu fù jī

    have abs

Similar words

肚子dǔ zi: The rounded outer part of the abdomen, in casual everyday language.
肚皮dù pí: The skin or surface of the belly, in speech among children or close friends.

Definition in Chinese

腹部的肌肉，通常指能看见轮廓或分隔线的那部分肌群，常用来描述通过锻炼而形成的“六块腹肌”等外形。fù bù de jī ròu tōng cháng zhǐ néng kàn jiàn lún kuò huò fēn gé xiàn de nà bù fèn jī qún cháng yòng lái miáo shù tōng guò duàn liàn ér xíng chéng de liù kuài fù jī děng wài xíng

Word origin

The compound 腹肌 (fùjī, "abdominal muscles") joins 腹 (fù, "abdomen") + 肌 (jī, "muscle") to name the muscle group covering the abdomen.

Usage tips

  • Chinese body-part nouns commonly stand without a possessive, so context can make this word refer to a person's abdominal muscles without adding a word equivalent to "my" or "your."

Other meanings

  • six-packnoun

Opposites

  • 赘肉zhuì ròuexcess fatnoun

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