How to say “sports meet” in Chinese

运动会
yùndònghuì

sports meet

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Leisure, sports, culture”

“Sports meet” in Chinese is 运动会, yùn dòng huì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

运动会 is read yùn dòng huì: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yùn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
dòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
huì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

运
yùn — transport; luck

On the left, 辶 “walk”.

动
dòng — move

On the right, 力 “strength”.

会
huì — can; meeting

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 “运动会”.

Examples

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

  • 第十届运动会明年举行。dìshíjièyùndònghuìmíngniánjǔxíngThe tenth sports games will be held next year.
  • 运动会明天上午开幕。yùndònghuìmíngtiānshàngwǔkāimùThe games open tomorrow morning.
  • 由于天气原因,运动会延期举行。yóuyútiānqìyuányīn,yùndònghuìyánqījǔxíngBecause of the weather, the sports meet was postponed.
  • 运动会圆满结束了yùndònghuìyuánmǎnjiéshùleThe sports meet ended successfully.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “sports meet” in Chinese?

“Sports meet” in Chinese is 运动会, pinyin yùndònghuì.

What does 运动会 mean?

运动会 (yùndònghuì) means “sports meet”.

How do you write 运动会?

运动会 is 3 characters: 运 (yùn) — transport; luck; 动 (dòng) — move; 会 (huì) — can; meeting. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 运动会?

运动会 is read yùndònghuì. Tones: yùn — fourth tone, dòng — fourth tone, huì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“sports meet” in the lesson “Competitions”

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