Chinese word

亚军

Pronunciation

Pinyinyà jūn

Meaning

  • nounsecond place

Example

我们队这次比赛得了亚军。wǒ men duì zhè cì bǐ sài dé le yà jūn

Our team took second place in this competition.

Illustration for 亚军 (second place)

More examples

他在全国比赛中拿到亚军。tā zài quán guó bǐ sài zhōng ná dào yà jūn

He took second place in the national competition.

Core concept

The mark of a near-top finish: a person or team stands just below the contest's highest-ranked entry.

Common phrases

  • 拿到亚军ná dào yà jūn

    finish in second place

Similar words

第二名dì èr míng: Second place as a position in a competition or other ranking.
银牌yín pái: A silver medal that marks second place in a competition with medals.
冠军guàn jūn: The top ranking and title earned by a person or team in a competition.
季军jì jūn: The ranking earned by coming third in a competition.

Definition in Chinese

在比赛或评比中位于冠军之后的名次，指第二名。zài bǐ sài huò píng bǐ zhōng wèi yú guàn jūn zhī hòu de míng cì zhǐ dì èr míng

Word origin

亚 (yà, "next to or below") + 军 (jūn, "army") forms a traditional ranking term in which the second-ranked competitor follows the leading one.

Usage tips

  • The term names a final ranking rather than a medal, so it also fits contests that award certificates, prizes, or no physical award.

Other meanings

  • runner-upnoun

Opposites

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