phrase[ plural ](US alsoa split[ singular ]) the action of sitting on the floor with your legs straight out and flat along the floor in opposite directions: 劈叉，劈腿动作 do the splitsCan you do the splits?你能劈叉吗？ She does a backward gliding thing when she's doing a split. At 50, she is still flexible enough to perform the splits. He makes doing the splits look easy. She ends her dance routine in the splits. See also