Chinese word

接力

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē lì

Meaning

  • nounrelay race

Example

运动会的最后一项是接力。yùn dòng huì de zuì hòu yí xiàng shì jiē lì

The last event at the sports meet is the relay race.

Illustration for 接力 (relay race)

More examples

运动员们在训练中反复传递接力棒。yùn dòng yuán men zài xùn liàn zhōng fǎn fù chuán dì jiē lì bàng

The athletes repeatedly passed the relay baton during training.

Core concept

Several people carry one shared goal forward in separate turns, with each handoff linking one person's effort to the next.

Common phrases

  • 接力比赛jiē lì bǐ sài

    relay race

  • 接力棒jiē lì bàng

    relay baton

  • 参加接力比赛cān jiā jiē lì bǐ sài

    participate in a relay race

Similar words

接力赛jiē lì sài: A team race where runners pass a baton between them as they run.
接力棒jiē lì bàng: The stick that runners hand to one another in a relay race.

Definition in Chinese

多人轮流接替完成的一项合作性比赛或活动，田径项目中常以传递接力棒的方式进行。duō rén lún liú jiē tì wán chéng de yí xiàng hé zuò xìng bǐ sài huò huó dòng tián jìng xiàng mù zhōng cháng yǐ chuán dì jiē lì bàng de fāng shì jìn xíng

Word origin

接 (jiē, "receive or join") + 力 (lì, "strength") forms the idea of passing effort from one person to the next.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the word can also describe a non-sport handoff, such as one person taking over a task after another person finishes a stage.

Opposites

  • 个人赛gè rén sàiindividual eventnoun

Related words

  • 接力比赛jiē lì bǐ sàirelay racenoun
  • 接力棒jiē lì bàngrelay batonnoun

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