Chinese word

奥运会

Pronunciation

Pinyinào yùn huì

Meaning

  • nounOlympics

Example

她小时候梦想参加奥运会。tā xiǎo shí hòu mèng xiǎng cān jiā ào yùn huì

She dreamed of taking part in the Olympics when she was a child.

Illustration for 奥运会 (Olympics)

More examples

这座城市曾成功举办过奥运会。zhè zuò chéng shì céng chéng gōng jǔ bàn guò ào yùn huì

This city once successfully hosted the Olympics.

Core concept

A recurring world sports gathering in which athletes represent their countries or regions across many events.

Common phrases

  • 参加奥运会cān jiā ào yùn huì

    compete in the Olympics

  • 举办奥运会jǔ bàn ào yùn huì

    host the Olympics

Similar words

奥运ào yùn: A commonly used spoken short name for the Olympic Games.
奥林匹克运动会ào lín pǐ kè yùn dòng huì: The formal full name for the international sports event.

Definition in Chinese

由世界各国和地区运动员代表队参加的综合性体育盛会，通常每四年举行一次，包含多个比赛项目与颁奖环节。yóu shì jiè gè guó hé dì qū yùn dòng yuán dài biǎo duì cān jiā de zōng hé xìng tǐ yù shèng huì tōng cháng měi sì nián jǔ xíng yí cì bāo hán duō gè bǐ sài xiàng mù yǔ bān jiǎng huán jié

Word origin

奥运会 (àoyùnhuì, "Olympics") is a shortened form of 奥林匹克运动会 (àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì, "Olympic Games"), combining a sound-based rendering of Olympic with a term for a sports meeting.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly places the location before the event name, so phrases such as 巴黎奥运会 (Bālí àoyùnhuì, "Paris Olympics") specify where that edition is held.

Related words

  • 奥运ào yùnOlympicsnoun
  • 奥运选手ào yùn xuán shǒuOlympic athletenoun

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