Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 116 – Olympic Sports in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 116 – Olympic Sports in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about household duties. Today, we will talk about Olympic Sports in Chinese.

The 20th Fifa World Cup heads to Brazil between 12 June and 13 July 2014. Today, we will talk about some sports, Olympics sports in Chinese.

tián jìng yùn dòng                   yǔ máo qiú

 田    径    运     动 (Athletics)   羽   毛    球 (Badminton)

lán qiú                                      bàng qiú

篮   球 (Basketball)                    棒    球 (Baseball)

zú qiú                               shǒu qiú

足  球 (Football)                 手    球 (Handball)

qǔ gùn qiú                      pīng pāng qiú

曲   棍    球 (Hockey)        乒     乓    球 (Table Tennis)

lěi qiú                             wǎng qiú

垒  球 (Softball)                网    球 (Tennis)

pái qiú                            shì nèi pái qiú

 排  球 (Volleyball)         室   内  排   球 (Indoor Volleyball)

shā tān pái qiú

  沙  滩   排   球 (Beach Volleyball)

shuǐ qiú                              shuǐ shàng yùn dòng

   水   球 (Water Polo)          水      上      运     动 (Aquatics)

yóu yǒng                            tiào shuǐ 

  游    泳 (Swimming)          跳    水 (Diving)

     

huā yàng yóu yǒng

  花     样    游     泳 (Synchronized Swimming)

shè jiàn                               quán jī

  射  箭 (Archery)                  拳  击 (Boxing)

pí huá tǐng                             dān chē

皮  划   艇 (Canoe / Kayak)    单   车 (Cycling)

mǎ shù                                   jī jiàn

马    术 (Equestrian)            击 剑 (Fencing)

 tǐ cāo                               bèng chuáng

体  操 (Gymnastics)          蹦        床 (Trampoline)

 yì shù tǐ cāo

艺   术 体 操 

(Artistic Gymnastics; Rhythmic gymnastics)

róu dào                   xiàn dài wǔ xiàng

 柔   道 (Judo)          现    代   五    项  (Modern Pentathlon)

sài tǐng                    fán chuán

 赛  艇 (Rowing)       帆     船 (Sailing)

shè jī                         tái quán dào

 射  击 (Shooting)     跆    拳    道 (Taekwondo)

tiě rén sān xiàng                       jǔ zhòng

铁  人    三     项 (Triathlon)       举    重 (Weightlifting)

shuāi jiāo                        ào yùn huì

摔    跤 (Wrestling)      奥   运   会 (the Olympic Games)

shì jiè bēi

 世 界   杯 (World Cup; FIFA World Cup)

Today’s idiom is:

qí féng duì shǒu

棋  逢    对    手 

(Diamond cuts diamond. ; meet one's match in a contest)

nà liǎng duì yī jiāo fēng zhēn shi qí féng duì shǒu,

那    两     队 一  交    锋      真    是 棋   逢    对    手，

hù bù xiāng ràng.

 互 不     相     让。

(It was diamond cut diamond when the two teams met.)

The two teams clash is really an equal skill, refused to give.

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)