翻跟头

翻跟頭

fān gēntou

verb #26,494

Meanings

HSK 3

他在体育课上翻跟头。

Tā zài tǐyùkè shang fān gēntou.

He did somersaults in PE class.

HSK 5

练武术的人经常练习翻跟头。

Liàn wǔshù de rén jīngcháng liànxí fān gēntou.

People who practice martial arts often train somersaults.

HSK 7-9

那个孩子会翻跟头，大家都喝彩。

Nàge háizi huì fān gēntou, dàjiā dōu hècǎi.

The child could do somersaults and everyone cheered.

usage

翻跟头 is the colloquial term for a somersault. In formal contexts such as gymnastics, 前滚翻 (forward roll) or 后滚翻 (backward roll) are used instead.

翻 fān

跟 gēn

头 tóu