管住嘴邁開腿 guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ

eat less and move more to lose weight

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)

Characters

Character Meaning
管 guǎn HSK 4
to manage; to be in charge of; to control
住 zhù HSK 1
to live; to stay; to reside
嘴 zuǐ HSK 3
mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)
邁 mài
to stride; to take a step
開 kāi
to open; to turn on; to start
腿 tuǐ HSK 3
leg; hip bone; old variant of 腿tuǐ