How to say “third place” in Chinese
third place, bronze medalist
“Third place” in Chinese is 季军, jì jūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
季军 is read jì jūn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 禾 “grain”; below, 子 “child”.
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 “季军”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 季军. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
- 他获得了这次大赛的季军tāhuòdélezhècìdàsàidejìjūnHe took third place in this tournament.
More words from the lesson “The podium: gold, silver, bronze”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “third place” in Chinese?
“Third place” in Chinese is 季军, pinyin jìjūn.
What does 季军 mean?
季军 (jìjūn) means “third place, bronze medalist”.
How do you write 季军?
季军 is 2 characters: 季 (jì) — season; 军 (jūn) — army, troops. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 季军?
季军 is read jìjūn. Tones: jì — fourth tone, jūn — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“third place” in the lesson “The podium: gold, silver, bronze”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. 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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