How to say “athlete” in Chinese
athlete
“Athlete” in Chinese is 运动员, yùn dòng yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
运动员 is read yùn dòng yuán: 3 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, 辶 “walk”.
On the right, 力 “strength”.
On top, 口 “mouth”; below, 贝 “shell”.
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 “运动员”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 运动员. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他是一名篮球运动员。tāshìyìmínglánqiúyùndòngyuánHe's a basketball player.
- 她是一名优秀的运动员tāshìyìmíngyōuxiùdeyùndòngyuánShe's an outstanding athlete.
- 运动员每天训练六个小时。yùndòngyuánměitiānxùnliànliùgexiǎoshíAthletes train six hours a day.
- 运动员在跑道上训练yùndòngyuánzàipǎodàoshangxùnliànThe athletes are training on the running track.
- 运动员队伍走进了赛场yùndòngyuánduìwuzǒujìnlesàichǎngThe column of athletes marched into the arena.
More words from the lesson “Competitions”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “athlete” in Chinese?
“Athlete” in Chinese is 运动员, pinyin yùndòngyuán.
What does 运动员 mean?
运动员 (yùndòngyuán) means “athlete”.
How do you write 运动员?
运动员 is 3 characters: 运 (yùn) — transport; luck; 动 (dòng) — move; 员 (yuán) — worker, member. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 运动员?
运动员 is read yùndòngyuán. Tones: yùn — fourth tone, dòng — fourth tone, yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“athlete” in the lesson “Competitions”
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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