píng bǎn zhī chēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
plank (exercise)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

平板支撐 平板支撑 [ping2 ban3 zhi1 cheng1] /plank (exercise)/

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Other forms in these source records: 平板支撐

  • 平
    píng

    flat; level; smooth / to make even; to level / equal; on the same level / (bound form) fair; impartial / to tie; to draw / (bound form) average; ordinary / (bound form) calm; peaceful / (bound form) to quell; to suppress; to put down / (abbr. for 平聲|平声[píng shēng]) / (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米[píng fāng mǐ])

    Píng

    surname Ping

  • 板
    bǎn

    board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL:塊|块[kuài] / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious / used in 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]

    pàn

    to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

  • 支
    zhī

    to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

    Zhī

    surname Zhi

  • 撑
    chēng

    to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support

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