抽筋

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

CEDICT

  1. (historical) to pull someone's tendons as a form of torture
  2. to get a cramp
  3. to pull someone's tendons as a form of torture

Wiktionary

  1. 筋肉痉挛作痛。
  2. 处理肉食，剔除筋络。
  3. 泛指酷刑。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 抽 chōu
  1. to draw out
  2. to pull out from in between
  3. to remove part of the whole
  4. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
  5. to whip or thrash
2 筋 jīn
  1. muscle
  2. tendon
  3. veins visible under the skin
  4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

Containing this entry

抽筋儿 chōujīnr

Related entries

扒钉 bādīng cramp
痛性痉挛 tòngxìngjìngluán (muscle) cramp
绞痛 jiǎotòng
  1. sharp pain
  2. cramp
  3. griping pain
  4. colic
  5. angina, cf 心绞痛