How to say “champion” in Chinese

冠军

guànjūn

champion

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Sports”

“Champion” in Chinese is 冠军, guàn jūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

冠军 is read guàn jūn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

guàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

jūn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

冠

guàn — first place, champion

On top, 冖 “cover”; under it, 元 “head” and 寸 “hand”: putting on a cap. Second reading: guān, “cap, crown”.

军

jūn — army, troops

On top, 冖; under it, 车 “chariot”: an army with chariots.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “冠军”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 冠军. Tap the sound icon to listen.

今年的冠军是谁？jīnniándeguànjūnshìshéiWho's the champion this year?
她是女子跳远冠军tāshìnǚzǐtiàoyuǎnguànjūnShe's the women's long jump champion.
冠军得金牌，亚军得银牌，季军得铜牌。guànjūndéjīnpái,yàjūndéyínpái,jìjūndétóngpáiThe champion gets gold, second place gets silver, third place gets bronze.
这是他第三次夺得世界冠军。zhèshìtādìsāncìduódéshìjièguànjūnThis is already the third time he's won the world title.
她夺得2了跳水冠军tāduódéletiàoshuǐguànjūnShe became the diving champion.
祝你们夺得冠军zhùnǐmenduódéguànjūnI hope you win the championship!

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “champion” in Chinese?

“Champion” in Chinese is 冠军, pinyin guànjūn.

What does 冠军 mean?

冠军 (guànjūn) means “champion”.

How do you write 冠军?

冠军 is 2 characters: 冠 (guàn) — first place, champion; 军 (jūn) — army, troops. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 冠军?

冠军 is read guànjūn. Tones: guàn — fourth tone, jūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“champion” in the lesson “Champions and records”

This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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