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February 21, 2018February 24, 2018Lisa ShiLeave a Comment on Olympic Sports in Chinese and English

Olympic Sports in Chinese and English

By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih

From Ling-LingChinese.com

WINTER OLYMPICS in PyeongChang, South Korea, 2018

Puzzle Olympics: Olympic Rings

More than 90 nations are competing for gold across 15 events during the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea now. Based on the Time magazine, there are 2952 athletes from 92 different countries around the world, competing in 102 events across 15 different sports over the course of the 16 days before the Games come to a close on Feb. 25, 2018. 

Would you like to learn  how to say the Olympic Sports in Chinese?

First of all, let’s learn how to say the Olympic Games in Chinese:

奥林匹克运动会(简称:奥运会)

 

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1 奥林匹克运动会 奧林匹克運動會 Àolínpǐkèyùndònghuì Olympic Games; the Olympics
2 简称 簡稱 jiǎnchēng to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
3 奥运会 奧運會 Àoyùnhuì abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 ; Olympic Games; the Olympics

The three medals of the Olympic Games are the Gold Medal, the Silver Medal, and the Bronze Medal which are awarded to the three highest performing individuals or teams in each sport.

奥运会的三大奖牌:金牌,银牌,和铜牌。

 

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1 奖牌  獎牌 jiǎng pái medal (awarded as a prize)
2 金牌  jīn pái gold medal; Classifiers: 枚
3 银牌  銀牌 yín pái silver medal; Classifiers: 枚
4 铜牌  銅牌 tóng pái bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc; Classifiers: 枚

 The following list contains the 15 sports competing in the 2018 winter Olympics.

2018年冬季奥运会比赛项目

2018 Winter Olympic Games

  • 高山滑雪 (Alpine skiing )
  • 冬季两项  (Biathlon )
  • 有舵雪橇 (Bobsleigh )
  • 越野滑雪 (Cross-country skiing )
  • 冰壶 ( Curling )
  • 花样滑冰 ( Figure skating )
  • 自由式滑雪 ( Freestyle skiing )
  • 冰球 (Ice hockey )
  • 无舵雪橇 (Luge )
  • 北欧混合式滑雪 (Nordic combined )
  • 短道竞速滑冰 (Short track speed skating )
  • 俯式冰橇 ( Skeleton )
  • 跳台滑雪 (Ski jumping )
  • 单板滑雪 ( Snowboarding )
  • 竞速滑冰 ( Speed skating )

Vocabulary for 2018 Winter Olympic Games

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin EnglishDefinition
1 冬季  dōng jì winter
2 奥运会  奧運會 Ào yùn huì abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 ; Olympic Games; the Olympics
3 比赛  比賽 bǐ sài competition (sports etc); match; Classifiers: 场 ,次 ; to compete
4 项目  項目 xiàng mù item; project; (sports) event; Classifiers: 个
5 高山  gāo shān high mountain; alpine
6 滑雪  huá xuě to ski; skiing
7 冬季两项  冬季兩項 dōng jì liǎng xiàng
8 有  yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
9 舵  duò helm; rudder
10 雪橇  xuě qiāo sled; sledge; sleigh; bobsled
11 越野  yuè yě cross country
12 滑雪  huá xuě to ski; skiing
13 冰壶  冰壺 bīng hú jade pot for cold water; curling (sport); curling puck
14 花样滑冰  花樣滑冰 huā yàng huá bīng figure skating
15 自由式  zì yóu shì freestyle (in sports)
16 滑雪  huá xuě to ski; skiing
17 冰球  bīng qiú ice hockey; puck
18 无  無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
19 舵  duò helm; rudder
20 雪橇  xuě qiāo sled; sledge; sleigh; bobsled
21 北欧  北歐 běi Ōu north Europe; Scandinavia
22 混合式  hùn hé shì
23 滑雪  huá xuě to ski; skiing
24 短道  duǎn dào
25 竞速  競速 jìng sù
26 滑冰  huá bīng to skate; skating
27 俯  fǔ to look down; to stoop
28 式  shì type; form; pattern; style
29 冰橇  bīng qiāo sled; sledge; sleigh
30 跳台滑雪  跳臺滑雪 tiào tái huá xuě ski jumping
31 单板滑雪  單板滑雪 dān bǎn huá xuě to snowboard
32 竞速  競速 jìng sù
33 滑冰  huá bīng to skate; skating

 **Chinese Vocabulary worksheets for winter olympic games (Downloadable worksheet)

(A more comprehensive list of Olympic sports in Chinese is provided at the end of this post.)

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Let us first know what all these Olympic sports are called in English, then we will learn how to say them in Chinese. We know many of them, but some of them may not be as familiar. 

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Do you want to learn how to name Olympic sports in both English and Chinese? Look at the following pictograms and see how many you can name in English and Chinese.

Are you ready to learn more Olympic Sports in Chinese? See how many Olympic sports we can learn to say them in both Chinese and English! 1, 2, 3, go…  

The following two videos will give you a glimpse of how China has trained Children for Olympic Sports. If we can have some of their grits, we may all be able to acquire the skills we set our mind to do.

Quizlet: OLYMPICS: Vocabulary Words in Mandarin Chinese – Simplified with PinYin & English

A More Comprehensive Vocabulary List of Olympic Sports

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1 奥林匹克  奧林匹克 Ào lín pǐ kè Olympic
2 奥林匹克运动会  奧林匹克運動會 Ào lín pǐ kè yùndòng huì Olympic Games; the Olympics
3 奥运会  奧運會 Ào yùn huì abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 ; Olympic Games; the Olympics
4 冬季  dōng jì winter
5 奥运会  奧運會 Ào yùn huì abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 ; Olympic Games; the Olympics
6 夏季  xià jì summer
7 奥运会  奧運會 Ào yùn huì abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 ; Olympic Games; the Olympics
8 足球  zú qiú soccer ball; a football; Classifiers: 个 ; soccer; football
9 网球  網球 wǎng qiú tennis; tennis ball; Classifiers: 个
10 橄榄球  橄欖球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
11 高尔夫  高爾夫 gāo ěr fū golf (loanword)
12 曲棍球  qū gùn qiú field hockey
13 羽毛球  yǔ máo qiú badminton; Classifiers: 个
14 手球  shǒu qiú team handball
15 排球  pái qiú volleyball; Classifiers: 个
16 乒乓球  pīng pāng qiú table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball; Classifiers: 个
17 篮球  籃球 lán qiú basketball; Classifiers: 个
18 游泳  yóu yǒng swimming; to swim
19 花样游泳  花樣游泳 huā yàng yóuyǒng synchronized swimming
20 跳水  tiào shuǐ to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
21 水球  shuǐ qiú water polo
22 田径  田徑 tián jìng track and field (athletics)
23 自行车  自行車 zì xíng chē bicycle; bike; Classifiers: 辆
24 体操  體操 tǐ cāo gymnastic; gymnastics
25 马术  馬術 mǎ shù equestrianism; horsemanship
26 射箭  shè jiàn archery; to shoot an arrow
27 射击  射擊 shè jī Shooting;to shoot; to fire (a gun)
28 击剑  擊劍 jī jiàn fencing (sport)
29 举重  舉重 jǔ zhòng to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)
30 拳击  拳擊 quán jī boxing
31 柔道  róu dào judo
32 摔跤  shuāi jiāo to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)
33 跆拳道  tái quán dào Taekwando (Korean martial art); Tae Kwon Do
34 皮划艇  皮劃艇 pí huá tǐng canoe; kayak
35 赛艇  賽艇 sài tǐng boat race; racing ship or boat; rowing (sport)
36 帆船  fān chuán sailboat
37 现代五项  現代五項 xiàn dài wǔxiàng modern pentathlon
38 铁人三项  鐵人三項 tiě rén sānxiàng triathlon
40 奖牌  獎牌 jiǎng pái medal (awarded as a prize)
41 金牌  jīn pái gold medal; Classifiers: 枚
42 银牌  銀牌 yín pái silver medal; Classifiers: 枚
43 铜牌  銅牌 tóng pái bronze medal;  Classifiers: 枚
44 高山  gāo shān high mountain; alpine
45 滑雪  huá xuě to ski; skiing
46 冬季两项  冬季兩項 dōng jì liǎngxiàng
47 雪车  雪車 xuě chē
48 越野  yuè yě cross country
49 滑雪  huá xuě to ski; skiing
50 冰壶  冰壺 bīng hú jade pot for cold water; curling (sport); curling puck
51 花样滑冰  花樣滑冰 huā yàng huábīng figure skating
52 自由式  zì yóu shì freestyle (in sports)
53 滑雪  huá xuě to ski; skiing
54 冰球  bīng qiú ice hockey; puck
55 雪橇  xuě qiāo sled; sledge; sleigh; bobsled
56 北欧  北歐 běi Ōu north Europe; Scandinavia
57 两  兩 liǎng two
58 项  項 xiàng item; thing
59 短道  duǎn dào  short track
60 速滑  sù huá  speed skating
61 冰橇  bīng qiāo sled; sledge; sleigh
62 跳台滑雪  跳臺滑雪 tiào tái huá xuě ski jumping
63 雪板  xuě bǎn snowboard; to snowboard
64 速度  sù dù speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; Classifiers: 个
65 滑冰  huá bīng to skate; skating
 SPORTS THAT CHINA WINS AT EVERY OLYMPICS:

Here are the sports that China traditionally champions at the Olympic Games.

  • Table Tennis 乒乓 (pīng pāng) 

  • Badminton  羽毛球 (yǔ máo qiú) 

  • Gymnastics  体操 (tǐ cāo) 

  • Diving  跳水 (tiào shuǐ)

  • Weightlifting 举重 (jǔ zhòng) 

  • Shooting  射击 (shè jī) 

  • Swimming  游泳 (yóu yǒng) 

  • Fencing  击剑 (jí jiàn)

Downloadable Worksheets:

  • A Comprehensible List of Vocabulary for Olympic Sports
  • Olympic Sports in Chinese (PDF)

Download Winter Olympics  Printable set Traditional Chinese version made by Miss Panda Chinese

Download Winter Olympics Printable set Simplified Chinese version made by Miss Panda Chinese

 

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