{"id":14092,"date":"2018-01-24T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=14092"},"modified":"2018-01-24T19:30:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T23:30:14","slug":"chinese-vocabulary-for-the-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-vocabulary-for-the-winter-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Vocabulary for the Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s an exciting time of the year as the\u00a0Winter Olympics<\/strong>\u00a0(\u51ac\u5b63\u5965\u8fd0\u4f1a \u2013 d\u014dng j\u00ec \u00e0o y\u00f9n hu\u00ec) are about to get started.\u00a0You may be interested in the games and would love to talk about them with your Chinese friends or colleagues, but just have no idea how. Never fear, as we\u2019re here to teach you some useful Chinese vocabulary for the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Location and Date<\/h2>\n
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Image by Ken Lund from flickr.com.
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The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in PyeongChang<\/strong> (\u5e73\u660c – p\u00edng ch\u0101ng). This will be the second time that South Korea<\/strong> (\u97e9\u56fd – h\u00e1n gu\u00f3) has hosted the Olympics, but the country’s first time with the Winter Games. After losing out on its bids in 2010 and 2014, the people of Pyeongchang must be very excited to finally be hosting the games.<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering why it’s spelled as PyeongChang (with an extra capital letter) in all of the promotional materials, the change in formatting was done to avoid potential confusion with Pyongyang<\/strong> (\u5e73\u58e4 – p\u00edng r\u01ceng). Speaking of North Korea<\/strong> (\u5317\u671d\u9c9c – b\u011bi ch\u00e1 oxi\u01cen), two of their athletes qualified for the games but were not entered on time. South Korea has extended an invitation to the North Korean athletes and even to the fans, so we’ll see if this sporting event can help to cool the icy tensions on the Korean peninsula.<\/p>\n

The opening ceremony will take place on February 9 and the closing ceremony on the 25th. As Beijing will host the next edition of the Winter Games in 2022, there will be a Chinese segment included in the closing ceremony.<\/p>\n

Winter Olympic Sports<\/h2>\n
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The 2018 Winter Olympics will feature 102 events across 15 different sports. To get you talking about the events in Chinese, here are the Chinese words for the sports that will be in the Winter Games:<\/p>\n

alpine skiing
\nbiathlon
\nbobsled
\ncross-country skiing
\ncurling
\nfigure skating
\nfreestyle skiing
\nice hockey
\nluge
\nnordic combined
\nshort track speed skating
\nskeleton
\nski jumping
\nsnowboarding
\nspeed skating<\/div>
\u9ad8\u5c71\u6ed1\u96ea
\n\u51ac\u5b63\u4e24\u9879
\n\u96ea\u8f66
\n\u8d8a\u91ce\u6ed1\u96ea
\n\u51b0\u58f6\u8fd0\u52a8
\n\u82b1\u6837\u6ed1\u51b0
\n\u81ea\u7531\u5f0f\u6ed1\u96ea
\n\u51b0\u7403
\n\u96ea\u6a47
\n\u5317\u6b27\u4e24\u9879
\n\u77ed\u9053\u901f\u6ed1
\n\u94a2\u67b6\u96ea\u8f66
\n\u8df3\u53f0\u6ed1\u96ea
\n\u6ed1\u677f\u6ed1\u96ea
\n\u901f\u5ea6\u6ed1\u51b0<\/div>
g\u0101o sh\u0101n hu\u00e1 xu\u011b
\nd\u014dng j\u00ec li\u01ceng xi\u00e0ng
\nxu\u011b ch\u0113
\nyu\u00e8 y\u011b hu\u00e1 xu\u011b
\nb\u012bng h\u00fa y\u00f9n d\u00f2ng
\nhu\u0101 y\u00e0ng hu\u00e1 b\u012bng
\nz\u00ec y\u00f3u sh\u00ec hu\u00e1 xu\u011b
\nb\u012bng qi\u00fa
\nxu\u011b qi\u0101o
\nb\u011bi\u2019\u014du li\u01ceng xi\u00e0ng
\ndu\u01cen d\u00e0o s\u00f9 hu\u00e1
\ng\u0101ng ji\u00e0 xu\u011b ch\u0113
\nti\u00e0o t\u00e1i hu\u00e1 xu\u011b
\nhu\u00e1 b\u01cen hu\u00e1 xu\u011b
\ns\u00f9 d\u00f9 hu\u00e1 b\u012bng<\/div>
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For some more fun with some of this vocabulary, you can print flashcards and play a little memory game.\u00a0Click here to check it out<\/a>. It’s from the last Winter Olympics in Russia, but the events and their Chinese names are still the same so it’s still relevant.<\/p>\n

Here’s a question for you to get started practicing:<\/p>\n

\u54ea\u4e2a\u6d3b\u52a8\u662f\u4f60\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u7684\uff1f
\nn\u01ce ge hu\u00f3 d\u00f2ng sh\u00ec n\u01d0 zu\u00ec x\u01d0 hu\u0101n de?
\nWhich event is your favorite?<\/h3>\n

\u6211\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u7684\u6d3b\u52a8\u662f\u51b0\u7403
\nw\u01d2 zu\u00ec x\u01d0 hu\u0101n de hu\u00f3 d\u00f2ng sh\u00ec b\u012bng qi\u00fa
\nMy favorite event is ice hockey.<\/h3>\n

Medals<\/h2>\n

Every athlete dreams of taking home a gold medal in the games. In Sochi four years ago, the Chinese team won 3 gold medals, 4 silver, and 2 bronze. Their best event was definitely\u00a0short track speed skating<\/strong> (\u77ed\u9053\u901f\u6ed1 \u2013 du\u01cen d\u00e0o s\u00f9 hu\u00e1), as that’s where six of their nine medals were won.\u00a0Speaking of medals, how do you say those words in Chinese, anyways?<\/p>\n

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    gold medal (\u91d1\u724c \u2013 j\u012bn p\u00e1i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    silver medal (\u94f6\u724c \u2013 y\u00edn p\u00e1i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    bronze medal (\u94dc\u724c \u2013 t\u00f3ng p\u00e1i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This year China will have athletes competing in alpine skiing, curling, figure skating, and of course, short track speed skating. The total number of Chinese athletes in the 2018 Winter Games will be 28. If you want to root for China in any of the events, be sure to get this cheer ready:<\/p>\n

    \u4e2d\u56fd\u52a0\u6cb9!
    \nzh\u014dng gu\u00f3 ji\u0101 y\u00f3u
    \nGo China!<\/h3>\n

    Winter Sports Frenzy in China<\/h2>\n

    With the next Winter Games occurring in China, it’s expected that participation in winter sports is going to increase dramatically over the next few years. Excitement is definitely high, as China will become the first nation to host the trilogy of Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympic Games. It will be interesting to see if China can make huge strides in their winter sports and enjoy as much success as they did when they hosted the ’08 Summer Games.<\/p>\n

    Learn more about the upcoming “winter sports frenzy” in China in this short documentary from the Olympic Channel. It’s a great way to practice your Chinese listening skills. You can even turn on the English subtitles if you need some help.<\/p>\n