- 翻筋斗 fānjīndǒu to turn a somersaultTo tumble or perform a somersault; to loop the loop.
- 打筋斗 dǎjīndǒu to turn a somersaultto perform a somersault or flip; to tumble
- 摔筋斗 shuāijīndǒu to trip and fallTo tumble or trip and fall down
- 筋斗云 jīndǒuyún Somersault CloudThe magical cloud used for flight by [[孙悟空|孫悟空|sun1 wu4 kong1]] in the novel "Journey to the West"
- 横筋斗 héngjīndǒu cartwheelan acrobatic movement where the body rotates sideways in a circle like a wheel
- 栽筋斗 zāijīndǒu to tumbleto fall head over heels; to take a tumble; used figuratively to describe a failure or a setback
- 后翻筋斗 hòufānjīndǒu backward somersaultbackward somersault; backflip
- 横翻筋斗 héngfānjīndǒu to turn cartwheelsto turn cartwheels; to perform side flips or lateral somersaults