Chinese word

冠军

Pronunciation

Pinyinguàn jūn

Meaning

  • nounchampion

Example

他是今年的冠军。tā shì jīn nián de guàn jūn

He is this year's champion.

Illustration for 冠军 (champion)

More examples

经过激烈的比赛，他最终获得了冠军。jīng guò jī liè de bǐ sài tā zuì zhōng huò dé le guàn jūn

After a hard-fought competition, he finally won the championship.

Core concept

The recognized top spot in a competition, together with the person or team that occupies it.

Common phrases

  • 获得冠军huò dé guàn jūn

    win the championship

  • 卫冕冠军wèi miǎn guàn jūn

    defending champion

  • 世界冠军shì jiè guàn jūn

    world champion

Similar words

第一名dì yì míng: The highest-ranked person or team in a contest or examination.
获胜者huò shèng zhě: The person or team that wins a match or other contest.
优胜者yōu shèng zhě: A person or team honored for outstanding performance in a competition.

Definition in Chinese

比赛中被评为第一名的个人或集体，也指获得优胜称号者。bǐ sài zhōng bèi píng wéi dì yì míng de gè rén huò jí tǐ yě zhǐ huò dé yōu shèng chēng hào zhě

Word origin

冠军 (guànjūn, "champion") comes from a military title in which 冠 (guàn, "foremost") + 军 (jūn, "army") expressed being first in the army; the term later widened to contest victories.

Usage tips

  • The Chinese noun is not normally used for a person who publicly supports a cause, a common non-sports sense of its closest English equivalent.

Other meanings

  • championshipnoun
  • first placenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 冠军赛guàn jūn sàichampionship tournamentnoun
  • 冠军头衔guàn jūn tóu xiánchampionship titlenoun

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