Chinese Word: 凳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凳

Pinyin: dèng

English Definition: bench; stool

Chinese Definition:
①有腿没有靠背的坐具：凳子。板凳。方凳。杌凳。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 几

Pictophonetic:登 indicates the sound; 几 (table) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 登 [ dēng ] to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
- 几 [ jǐ ] small table; how many; a few, some

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板凳	bǎn dèng	wooden bench or stool; Classifiers: 张
长凳	cháng dèng	pew; bench; Classifiers: 张
条凳	tiáo dèng	bench
坐冷板凳	zuò lěng bǎn dèng	to hold an inconsequential job; to receive a cold reception; to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience; to be out in the cold; to be sidelined; to warm the bench; to cool one's heels
桌椅板凳	zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng	chairs and tables; household furniture

1		“ yòng 用 nà ge 那个 gāng qín dèng 钢琴凳 ba 吧 ” ， wǒ 我 fù qīn 父亲 shuō 说。 "Use the piano stool, " my father said.
2		zhè 这 zhāng 张 tái jiē dèng 台阶凳 wǒ men 我们 jǐ tiān 几天 qián 前 cái 才 zuò hǎo 做好 de 的？ The step stools we just finished a few days ago?
3		shàng 上 tú 图： zhè xiē 这些 jiù 旧 de 的 jiǔ bā 酒吧 dèng 凳 lái zì 来自 bù lǔ kè lín 布鲁克林 tiào zǎo shì chǎng 跳蚤市场。 Image above: We picked up these amazing vintage bar stools from the Brooklyn Flea.
4		zài 在 jǔ zhòng 举重 liàn xí 练习 dèng 凳 shàng 上 duàn liàn 锻炼 yī gè 一个 xiǎo shí 小时， yòng 用 lā lì 拉力 duàn liàn 锻炼 duàn liàn 锻炼 jiān bǎng 肩膀， zuò 做 20 fēn zhōng 分钟 de 的 fù jī 腹肌 yùn dòng 运动。 Go bench press weights for an hour, workout your shoulders by doing rows and do 20 minutes of abs.
5		cháng shì 尝试 “ tí shēng 提升 piān xīn lún 偏心轮 ” ， zài 在 shǐ yòng 使用 jǔ zhòng 举重 liàn xí 练习 dèng 凳 shí 时， zhòng diǎn 重点 zài yú 在于 jiàng dī 降低 zhòng liàng 重量 ér 而 bìng fēi 并非 qiāng 将 qí 其 jǔ qǐ 举起。 Try "eccentric lifting, " in which you focus on lowering the weight during a bench press rather than lifting it.

1		“ yòng 用 nà ge 那个 gāng qín dèng 钢琴凳 ba 吧 ” ， wǒ 我 fù qīn 父亲 shuō 说。 "Use the piano stool, " my father said.
2		zhè 这 zhāng 张 tái jiē dèng 台阶凳 wǒ men 我们 jǐ tiān 几天 qián 前 cái 才 zuò hǎo 做好 de 的？ The step stools we just finished a few days ago?
3		shàng 上 tú 图： zhè xiē 这些 jiù 旧 de 的 jiǔ bā 酒吧 dèng 凳 lái zì 来自 bù lǔ kè lín 布鲁克林 tiào zǎo shì chǎng 跳蚤市场。 Image above: We picked up these amazing vintage bar stools from the Brooklyn Flea.
4		zài 在 jǔ zhòng 举重 liàn xí 练习 dèng 凳 shàng 上 duàn liàn 锻炼 yī gè 一个 xiǎo shí 小时， yòng 用 lā lì 拉力 duàn liàn 锻炼 duàn liàn 锻炼 jiān bǎng 肩膀， zuò 做 20 fēn zhōng 分钟 de 的 fù jī 腹肌 yùn dòng 运动。 Go bench press weights for an hour, workout your shoulders by doing rows and do 20 minutes of abs.
5		cháng shì 尝试 “ tí shēng 提升 piān xīn lún 偏心轮 ” ， zài 在 shǐ yòng 使用 jǔ zhòng 举重 liàn xí 练习 dèng 凳 shí 时， zhòng diǎn 重点 zài yú 在于 jiàng dī 降低 zhòng liàng 重量 ér 而 bìng fēi 并非 qiāng 将 qí 其 jǔ qǐ 举起。 Try "eccentric lifting, " in which you focus on lowering the weight during a bench press rather than lifting it.