day 65the body

the body

Name the parts of the body, from wrist and knee to kidney and artery, and scoff “what’s the point?” with 有什么 + verb + 头.

today’s words

• 身躯 shēnqū · body, frame (written)
• 身子 shēnzi · body (spoken); health
• 浑身 húnshēn · from head to toe, all over
• 四肢 sìzhī · the four limbs, arms and legs
• 肢体 zhītǐ · limbs; body (language)
• 手脚 shǒujiǎo · hands and feet; movements
• 手腕 shǒuwàn · wrist
• 手掌 shǒuzhǎng · palm (of the hand)
• 拇指 mǔzhǐ · thumb; big toe
• 指甲 zhǐjia · fingernail, toenail
• 膝盖 xīgài · knee
• 屁股 pìgu · bottom, backside (spoken)
• 臀 tún · buttocks (formal)
• 腹 fù · belly, abdomen (written)
• 胸膛 xiōngtáng · chest
• 脊梁 jǐliáng · back, backbone
• 骨骼 gǔgé · skeleton, bones
• 关节 guānjié · joint (knee, elbow…); key point
• 筋 jīn · tendon, sinew; vein
• 肌肤 jīfū · skin (written)
• 脸颊 liǎnjiá · cheek
• 嘴唇 zuǐchún · lips
• 喉咙 hóulóng · throat
• 咽喉 yānhóu · throat, pharynx (medical); key passage
• 气管 qìguǎn · windpipe, trachea
• 内脏 nèizàng · internal organs
• 器官 qìguān · organ (of the body)
• 肾 shèn · kidney
• 脾 pí · spleen; temper
• 动脉 dòngmài · artery
• 脉搏 màibó · pulse
• 五官 wǔguān · facial features
• 腔 qiāng · cavity (of the body); accent, tone
• 秃 tū · bald; bare
• 皱纹 zhòuwén · wrinkle

sentences

• 跑完步，我浑身都是汗。 · After my run I’m sweating all over.
• 运动前，先活动活动四肢和关节。 · Before exercise, loosen up your arms, legs and joints.
• 天这么冷，跑步有什么跑头？ · In this cold, what’s the point of going for a run?
• 这种减肥药有什么吃头？还不如多运动。 · What’s the point of these slimming pills? You’d do better to exercise more.
• 医生说我的心脏和别的内脏器官都很健康。 · The doctor says my heart and other internal organs are all healthy.