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熊经鸟伸 — “Bear's climbing and bird's stretching”

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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熊经鸟伸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

熊经鸟伸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
熊
xióng14bear
经
jīng8pass through, manage, classic
鸟
niǎo5a bird
伸
shēn7stretch or extend

Example Sentence with 熊经鸟伸

爷爷每天早上都会在公园里练习熊经鸟伸,说是能强身健体。
Grandpa practices the ancient health exercise 'bear's climbing and bird's stretching' every morning in the park, saying it helps strengthen his body and maintain good health.

Idioms Related to 熊经鸟伸

Synonyms of 熊经鸟伸

  • xióng熊jīng经niǎo鸟yè曳ancient health-preserving exercise
  • xióng熊jīng经niǎo鸟shēn申ancient health exercises imitating bear and bird
  • xióng熊jīng经chī鸱gù顾ancient health exercise imitating bear and owl

More idioms starting with 熊

  • xióng熊xīn心bào豹dǎn胆immense courage and daring
  • xióng熊jù据hǔ虎zhì跱powerful groups each occupying a territory
  • xióng熊xióng熊liè烈huǒ火raging fierce fire
  • xióng熊jīng经niǎo鸟yǐn引ancient animal-imitating health exercise
  • xióng熊pí罴zhī之lì力immense strength
  • xióng熊pí罴zhī之shì士valiant warrior
  • xióng熊pí罴zhī之lǚ旅formidable and courageous army
  • xióng熊pí罴zhī之xiáng祥A propitious sign for the birth of a son
  • xióng熊pí罴rù入mèng梦an auspicious dream of bearing a son

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Questions about 熊经鸟伸

What does 熊经鸟伸 mean?

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”.

How do you pronounce 熊经鸟伸?

熊经鸟伸 is pronounced xióng jīng niǎo shēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 熊经鸟伸 literally mean?

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”.

What is the Chinese definition of 熊经鸟伸?

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”。

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