Pǔ lā tídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Pilates (physical fitness system)
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Original source entry:

普拉提 普拉提 [Pu3 la1 ti2] /Pilates (physical fitness system)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

  • 提
    dī

    used in 提防[dī fang] and 提溜[dī liu]

    tí

    to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid

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