How to say “second place” in Chinese
second place, runner-up
“Second place” in Chinese is 亚军, yà jūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
亚军 is read yà 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
The first syllable of 亚洲: the character was chosen for its sound.
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 “亚军”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 亚军. 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.
More words from the lesson “The podium: gold, silver, bronze”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “second place” in Chinese?
“Second place” in Chinese is 亚军, pinyin yàjūn.
What does 亚军 mean?
亚军 (yàjūn) means “second place, runner-up”.
How do you write 亚军?
亚军 is 2 characters: 亚 (yà) — Asia; second; 军 (jūn) — army, troops. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 亚军?
亚军 is read yàjūn. Tones: yà — fourth tone, jūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“second 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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