抽筋 meaning in English

chōujīn

cramp; charley horse

20 strokes

Meaning of 抽筋

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chōujīn
  1. cramp
  2. charley horse
  3. to pull a tendon

抽筋 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ刚gāng刚gāng腿tuǐ又yòu抽chōu筋jīn了le,痛tòng死sǐ我wǒ了le。
I just got another leg cramp and it hurts like hell.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

抽 chōu · to draw out · 8 strokes

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筋 jīn · muscle · 12 strokes

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  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 抽筋.

抽烟chōuyānto smoke (tobacco)
抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prize; a lottery
抽屉chōutidrawer
脑筋nǎojīnbrains; mind
伤脑筋shāng nǎojīnto be a real headache; to find sth a real headache
抽象chōuxiàngabstract; abstraction
抽签chōuqiānto perform divination with sticks; to draw lots
抽出chōuchūto take out; to extract
抽空chōukòngto find the time to do sth
抽搐chōuchùto twitch
抽泣chōuqìto sob spasmodically
筋疲力尽jīnpílìjìnbody weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired; spent

Questions about 抽筋

What does 抽筋 mean?

抽筋 (chōujīn) means "cramp; charley horse".

How do you write 抽筋?

抽筋 is made of 2 characters: 抽 (8 strokes), 筋 (12 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.