🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

杠铃

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gānglíng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Barbell/ˈbɑːr.bel/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他在 gym 里举起了沉重的杠铃。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A long bar to which weights are attached at each end, used for weightlifting.

    "He loaded the barbell with heavy plates before attempting the squat."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the 19th century, combining 'bar' (a long rigid piece of metal) and 'bell' (from dumbbell, originally referring to a bell without its clapper used for exercise).

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