







熊经鸟伸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ancient Chinese health exercise (qigong) that imitates the movements of bears climbing and birds stretching, designed for physical and mental well-being”. Literally, “bear's climbing and bird's stretching”.

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Open the tool →熊经鸟伸 (xióng jīng niǎo shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ancient Chinese health exercise (qigong) that imitates the movements of bears climbing and birds stretching, designed for physical and mental well-being”.
熊经鸟伸 is pronounced xióng jīng niǎo shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 熊经鸟伸 means “bear's climbing and bird's stretching”. It is used to mean “an ancient Chinese health exercise (qigong) that imitates the movements of bears climbing and birds stretching, designed for physical and mental well-being”.
古代一种导引养生之法。状如熊之攀枝,鸟之伸脚。同“熊经鸟申”。