{"id":16701,"date":"2021-06-22T16:18:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T20:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=16701"},"modified":"2021-06-22T16:18:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T20:18:36","slug":"talking-about-the-olympics-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/talking-about-the-olympics-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking About the Olympics in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a lot of talk right now about the Summer Olympics\u00a0<\/strong>(\u590f\u5b63\u5965\u8fd0\u4f1a xi\u00e0 j\u00ec \u00e0o y\u00f9n hu\u00ec) at the moment. The games were postponed last year due to the pandemic and there has ben a lot of uncertainty surrounding them. We’re now just a month away and it looks like they are definitely happening in Tokyo<\/strong> (\u4e1c\u4eac d\u014dng j\u012bng). It will definitely be different this year, as spectators will only be domestic and will be limited. People all over the world will still be glued to their TV screens watching these amazing athletes perform. That’s why we’re talking about the Olympics in Chinese in today’s post.<\/p>\n

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Image by TravelCoffeeBook<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

History of the Summer Olympics<\/h2>\n

The Olympics date back to the time of ancient Greece<\/strong>\u00a0(\u53e4\u5e0c\u814a g\u01d4 x\u012b l\u00e0). Not surprisingly, the games are rooted in mythology. They held the games in honor of Zeus<\/strong> (\u5b99\u65af zh\u00f2u s\u012b), king of the gods. It was just as much a religious event as an athletic one.<\/p>\n

Olympia was the site of the games and eventually a temple was built there with a massive gold and ivory statue of Zeus. This was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World<\/strong> (\u53e4\u4ee3\u4e16\u754c\u4e03\u5927\u5947\u8ff9 g\u01d4 d\u00e0i sh\u00ec ji\u00e8 q\u012b d\u00e0 q\u00ed j\u012b).<\/p>\n

It’s unclear when exactly the first edition was held, but many historians accept the date of 776 BC. Winners of the events received wreaths or crowns made of olive leaves<\/strong> (\u6a44\u6984\u53f6 g\u01cen l\u01cen y\u00e8). They held the games every four years, a period of time that would be known as an Olympiad.<\/p>\n

When the Romans gained power, the games began to decline in importance. Over the next several decades there would be different reincarnations of the games in various countries. In 1890, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) was founded with the idea to host Olympic Games every four years in different nations.<\/p>\n

The modern day Summer Olympics first took place in 1896 in Athens\u00a0<\/strong>(\u96c5\u5178 y\u01ce di\u01cen), back where it all began in Greece. Since then, the games have taken place on five continents and 19 different nations.<\/p>\n

At the first modern games, they started to award medals to victorious competitors. It wasn’t until 1904 in St. Louis, though, that they began to award three different medals: a gold medal<\/strong> (\u91d1\u724c j\u012bn p\u00e1i) for 1st place, silver medal<\/strong> (\u94f6\u724c y\u00edn p\u00e1i) for 2nd, and bronze medal<\/strong> (\u94dc\u724c t\u00f3ng p\u00e1i) for 3rd.<\/p>\n

Another important tradition started in 1928 with the introduction of the Olympic torch<\/strong> (\u5965\u8fd0\u706b\u70ac \u00c0o y\u00f9n hu\u01d2 j\u00f9) for the games that year in Amsterdam<\/strong> (\u963f\u59c6\u65af\u7279\u4e39 \u0100 m\u01d4 s\u012b t\u00e8 d\u0101n). The flame is ignited a few months before the games in Olympia, and the torch then begins its journey to the site of the games that year. It’s currently traveling all across Japan on its way to Tokyo next month.<\/p>\n

Back in 1896, there were 14 nations with under 250 athletes competing. This year, it’s expected that over 11,000 athletes from 205 different nations will compete in the Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n

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Image by StockSnap<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The Summer Olympics Comes to China<\/h2>\n

China has hosted the Summer Olympics once. The 2008 games in Beijing had the motto of “One World, One Dream<\/strong>” (\u540c\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e16\u754c \u540c\u4e00\u4e2a\u68a6\u60f3 t\u00f3ng y\u012b g\u00e8 sh\u00ec ji\u00e8 t\u00f3ng y\u012b g\u00e8 m\u00e8ng xi\u01ceng) and it was a huge moment for the country. It was also a pretty important moment for me, as I moved to China for the first time the day before. What an exciting time it was to arrive there!<\/p>\n

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At the Beijing Olympics in 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n

As 8 is a lucky number in China, the games started at 8:08 PM on 8\/8\/08. The logo for the event was called “Dancing Beijing<\/strong>” (\u821e\u52a8\u7684\u5317\u4eac w\u01d4 d\u00f2ng de b\u011bi j\u012bng), as it really looks like the character \u4eac is dancing.<\/p>\n

The five mascots for the Beijing games were known as the Fuwa<\/strong> (\u798f\u5a03 f\u00fa w\u00e1), which means “dolls of blessing.” While they were pretty cute, the names were so incredibly cheesy – Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini. Put them all together and you get “\u5317\u4eac\u6b22\u8fce\u4f60” (b\u011bi j\u012bng hu\u0101n y\u00edng n\u01d0) or “Beijing welcomes you.”<\/p>\n

The Opening Ceremony\u00a0<\/strong>(\u5f00\u5e55\u5f0f k\u0101i m\u00f9 sh\u00ec) from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was quite the spectacle that got the whole world talking. It was even featured on an episode of South Park! You can watch some highlights from what is considered by many to be the best Opening Ceremony ever here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

China’s athletes delivered some amazing performances at the 2008 Olympics, as they won an impressive 48 gold medals, 22 silver, and 30 bronze for a grand total of 100.<\/p>\n

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Image by \u0410\u0433\u0437\u0430\u043c \u0413\u0430\u0439\u0441\u0438\u043d<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Chinese Vocabulary for the Summer Olympics<\/h2>\n

To really get you talking about the Olympics in Chinese, you’ll need to know the vocabulary for the different events. Here’s a chart you can copy and paste to study from with the core events of the Summer Olympics:<\/p>\n

archery
\nbadminton
\nbasketball
\nboxing
\ncanoe
\nslalom
\nsprint
\ncycling
\nroad
\ntrack
\nBMX
\nmountain
\ndiving
\nequestrian
\nfencing
\nfield hockey
\ngolf
\ngymnastics
\nhandball
\njudo
\nmodern pentathlon
\nrowing
\nrugby
\nsailing
\nshooting
\nsoccer\/football
\nswimming
\nsynchronized swimming
\ntable tennis
\ntaekwondo
\ntennis
\ntriathlon
\ntrack and field
\nvolleyball
\nbeach volleyball
\nindoor volleyball
\nwater polo
\nweight lifting
\nwrestling<\/div>
\u5c04\u7bad
\n\u7fbd\u6bdb\u7403
\n\u7bee\u7403
\n\u62f3\u51fb
\n\u8f7b\u8247
\n\u6fc0\u6d41
\n\u9759\u6c34
\n\u81ea\u7531\u8f66
\n\u516c\u8def\u8d5b
\n\u573a\u5730\u8d5b
\n\u5c0f\u8f6e\u8f66
\n\u5c71\u5730\u8d5b
\n\u8df3\u6c34
\n\u9a6c\u672f
\n\u51fb\u5251
\n\u66f2\u68cd\u7403
\n\u9ad8\u5c14\u592b\u7403
\n\u4f53\u64cd
\n\u624b\u7403
\n\u67d4\u9053
\n\u73b0\u4ee3\u4e94\u9879
\n\u5212\u8239
\n\u6a44\u6984\u7403
\n\u5e06\u8239
\n\u5c04\u51fb
\n\u8db3\u7403
\n\u6e38\u6cf3
\n\u6c34\u4e0a\u82ad\u857e
\n\u4e52\u4e53\u7403
\n\u8dc6\u62f3\u9053
\n\u7f51\u7403
\n\u94c1\u4eba\u4e09\u9879
\n\u7530\u5f84
\n\u6392\u7403
\n\u6c99\u6ee9\u6392\u7403
\n\u5ba4\u5185\u6392\u7403
\n\u6c34\u7403
\n\u4e3e\u91cd
\n\u89d2\u529b<\/div>
sh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n
\ny\u01d4 m\u00e1o qi\u00fa
\nl\u00e1n qi\u00fa
\nqu\u00e1n j\u00ed
\nq\u012bng t\u01d0ng
\nj\u012b li\u00fa
\nj\u00ecng shu\u01d0
\nz\u00ec y\u00f3u ch\u0113
\ng\u014dng l\u00f9 s\u00e0i
\nch\u01ceng d\u00ec s\u00e0i
\nxi\u01ceo l\u00fan ch\u0113
\nsh\u0101n d\u00ec s\u00e0i
\nti\u00e0o shu\u01d0
\nm\u01ce sh\u00f9
\nj\u00ed ji\u00e0n
\nq\u016b g\u00f9n qi\u00fa
\ng\u0101o’\u011br f\u016b qi\u00fa
\nt\u01d0 c\u0101o
\nsh\u01d2u qi\u00fa
\nr\u00f3u d\u00e0o
\nxi\u00e0n d\u00e0i w\u01d4 xi\u00e0ng
\nhu\u00e1 chu\u00e1n
\ng\u01cen l\u01cen qi\u00fa
\nf\u0101n chu\u00e1n
\nsh\u00e8 j\u00ed
\nz\u00fa qi\u00fa
\ny\u00f3u y\u01d2ng
\nshu\u01d0 sh\u00e0ng b\u0101 l\u011bi
\np\u012bng p\u0101ng qi\u00fa
\nt\u00e1i qu\u00e1n d\u00e0o
\nw\u01ceng qi\u00fa
\nti\u011b r\u00e9n s\u0101n xi\u00e0ng
\nti\u00e1n j\u00ecng
\np\u00e1i qi\u00fa
\nsh\u0101 t\u0101n p\u00e1i qi\u00fa
\nsh\u00ec n\u00e8i p\u00e1i qi\u00fa
\nshu\u01d0 qi\u00fa
\nj\u01d4 zh\u00f2ng
\nju\u00e9 l\u00ec<\/div>
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For the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, there will be five new events as well. Here they are:<\/p>\n

baseball\/softball
\nkarate
\nsport climbing
\nsurfing
\nskateboarding<\/div>
\u68d2\u7403\/\u5792\u7403
\n\u7a7a\u624b\u9053
\n\u8fd0\u52a8\u6500\u767b
\n\u51b2\u6d6a
\n\u6ed1\u677f\u8fd0\u52a8<\/div>
b\u00e0ng qi\u00fa\/l\u011bi qi\u00fa
\nk\u014dng sh\u01d2u d\u00e0o
\ny\u00f9n d\u00f2ng p\u0101n d\u0113ng
\nch\u014dng l\u00e0ng
\nhu\u00e1 b\u01cen y\u00f9n d\u00f2ng<\/div>
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Baseball isn’t exactly a “new” Olympic sport, as it was featured in the event as recently as 2008. It’s making a comeback this year, probably because it’s such a popular sport in Japan.<\/p>\n

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I’m pretty excited to watch the Olympics this year, even if the event will be much different than in years past. How about you? Leave a comment and answer these questions:<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u770b\u590f\u5b63\u5965\u8fd0\u4f1a\u5417\uff1f \u4f60\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u54ea\u9879\u8fd0\u52a8\uff1f
\nn\u01d0 x\u01d0 hu\u0101n k\u00e0n xi\u00e0 j\u00ec \u00e0o y\u00f9n hu\u00ec ma? n\u01d0 zu\u00ec x\u01d0 hu\u0101n n\u01ce xi\u00e0ng y\u00f9n d\u00f2ng?
\nDo you like watching the Summer Olympics? Which sports do you like the most?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

There’s a lot of talk right now about the Summer Olympics\u00a0(\u590f\u5b63\u5965\u8fd0\u4f1a xi\u00e0 j\u00ec \u00e0o y\u00f9n hu\u00ec) at the moment. The games were postponed last year due to the pandemic and there has ben a lot of uncertainty surrounding them. We’re now just a month away and it looks like they are definitely happening in Tokyo…<\/p>\n

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