<p>plank means 平板支撑，do a plank we can say 做一组平板支撑</p>

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2020-06-27T23:43:31.980Z
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Erin Zuo
<p>The position is called:</p>
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<p>平板撑</p>
<p>ping2 ban3 cheng1</p>
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<p>平板 meaning literally &quot;plank&quot;, or &quot;slab&quot;, and 撑 standing for 支撑 &quot;to prop up&quot;.</p>
<p>The longer form 平板支撑 is also common.</p>
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<p>About the verb &quot;how to do&quot; a plank, that would be simply <strong>做</strong> but also <strong>完成</strong> might be fine.</p>
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<p>如何完成平板支撑 How to do/complete planks</p>
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2020-06-22T14:04:58.973Z
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blackgreen
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/8gk7T.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8gk7T.jpg" alt="This is a person doing a plank." /></a></p>
<p>Here is a person doing a &quot;plank&quot;. What would you say in Chinese?</p>

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2020-07-28T05:22:31.357Z
Curiously, this question got an answer [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/SkritterHQ/status/1287842104111136771).
Becky 李蓓
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How do you say "do a plank" in Chinese?
# How do you say "do a plank" in Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-22)

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Here is a person doing a "plank". What would you say in Chinese?

**Tags:** terminology, sport
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Curiously, this question got an answer [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/SkritterHQ/status/1287842104111136771).  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-06-22. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

The position is called:

> 平板撑
>
> ping2 ban3 cheng1

平板 meaning literally "plank", or "slab", and 撑 standing for 支撑 "to prop up".

The longer form 平板支撑 is also common.

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About the verb "how to do" a plank, that would be simply **做** but also **完成** might be fine.

> 如何完成平板支撑 How to do/complete planks


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-27. Score: 2

plank means 平板支撑，do a plank we can say 做一组平板支撑


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