The first character of today’s word is 体, tǐ, meaning body.
The second character is 操, cāo, meaning to exercise.
The literal translation “body exercise” would leave a lot to be desired, because together the words mean Artistic Gymnastics.
tǐ is pronounced tea, with a 3rd or falling and rising tone.
cāo is pronounced tsow, “ts” as in its, and “ow” as in cow. cāo has the 1st or level tone.
The second character is 操, cāo, meaning to exercise.
The literal translation “body exercise” would leave a lot to be desired, because together the words mean Artistic Gymnastics.
tǐ is pronounced tea, with a 3rd or falling and rising tone.
cāo is pronounced tsow, “ts” as in its, and “ow” as in cow. cāo has the 1st or level tone.
