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Definition
Gymnastic rings; the men's gymnastics apparatus and event consisting of two rings suspended by steel cables.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the apparatus used in men's artistic gymnastics. It is almost exclusively used in the context of sports competitions or training. Unlike other gym equipment, the term emphasizes the suspended nature of the rings.
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He practiced the rings until his shoulders hurt a lot.
Do you know which event the rings belong to?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
