How to say “physical education” in Chinese
physical education, sports
“Physical education” in Chinese is 体育, tǐ yù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
体育 is read tǐ yù: 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 the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 本 “basis”.
At the bottom, 月: here it means “flesh, body”.
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 “体育”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 体育. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们在体育馆打篮球wǒmenzàitǐyùguǎndǎlánqiúWe play basketball in the gym.
- 你喜欢什么体育运动？nǐxǐhuanshénmetǐyùyùndòngWhat sport do you like?
- 她对体育很有兴趣tāduìtǐyùhěnyǒuxìngqùShe's really into sports.
- 你对什么体育运动感兴趣？nǐduìshénmetǐyùyùndònggǎnxìngqùWhat sports are you interested in?
- 比赛明天下午在体育馆举行。bǐsàimíngtiānxiàwǔzàitǐyùguǎnjǔxíngThe match will be held tomorrow afternoon in the gym.
- 这个频道专门播体育节目zhègepíndàozhuānménbōtǐyùjiémùThis channel is dedicated to sports programs.
More words from the lesson “Tennis and badminton”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “physical education” in Chinese?
“Physical education” in Chinese is 体育, pinyin tǐyù.
What does 体育 mean?
体育 (tǐyù) means “physical education, sports”.
How do you write 体育?
体育 is 2 characters: 体 (tǐ) — body; 育 (yù) — raise, educate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 体育?
体育 is read tǐyù. Tones: tǐ — third tone, yù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“physical education” in the lesson “Tennis and badminton”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. 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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