Sports

45 Vocabulary

世界杯Shì jiè bēi

HSK 3Frequency 8,383Radical 一Noun

World Cup

举重jǔ zhòng

HSK 7Frequency 17,715Radical 丶Traditional 舉重Verb

to lift weights

weight-lifting (sports)

亚军yà jūn

HSK 6Frequency 11,554Radical 一Traditional 亞軍Noun

second place (in a sports contest)

runner-up

体操tǐ cāo

HSK 6Frequency 8,893Radical 亻Traditional 體操Noun

gymnastic

gymnastics

体育tǐ yù

HSK 3Frequency 2,354Radical 亻Traditional 體育Noun

sports

physical education

体育馆tǐ yù guǎn

HSK 3Frequency 7,477Radical 亻Traditional 體育館Noun

gym

gymnasium

stadium

Classifier: 个

健身jiàn shēn

HSK 4Frequency 4,744Radical 亻Verb

to exercise

to keep fit

to work out

physical exercise

冠军guàn jūn

HSK 5Frequency 1,133Radical 冖Traditional 冠軍Noun

champion

Classifier: 个

冲浪chōng làng

HSK 7Frequency 14,433Radical 冫Traditional 衝浪Verb

to surf

surfing

太极Tài jí

HSK 7Frequency 17,618Radical 大Traditional 太極Noun

the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology

奥运会Aò yùn huì

HSK 7Frequency 5,746Radical 大Traditional 奧運會Noun

abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会

Olympic Games

the Olympics

季军jì jūn

HSK 6Frequency 27,804Radical 子Traditional 季軍Noun

third in a race

bronze medalist

射击shè jī

HSK 6Frequency 5,059Radical 寸Traditional 射擊Verb

to shoot

to fire (a gun)

得分dé fēn

HSK 3Frequency 3,694Radical 彳Verb · Noun

to score

打篮球dǎ lán qiú

HSK 2Frequency 1,000,000Radical 扌Traditional 打籃球

to play basketball

棋qí

HSK 7Frequency 7,604Radical 木Traditional 棊Noun

qí

variant of 棋

qí

chess

chess-like game

a game of chess

chess piece

qí

variant of 棋

棒球bàng qiú

HSK 6Frequency 9,599Radical 木Noun

baseball

Classifier: 个、只

武术wǔ shù

HSK 5Frequency 9,314Radical 止Traditional 武術Noun

military skill or technique (in former times)

all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)

self-defense

tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)

also called kungfu 功夫

Classifier: 种

比赛bǐ sài

HSK 3Frequency 275Radical 比Traditional 比賽Verb

competition (sports etc)

match

to compete

Classifier: 场、次

游泳yóu yǒng

HSK 2Frequency 3,695Radical 氵Verb

swimming

to swim

滑冰huá bīng

HSK 6Frequency 11,501Radical 氵Verb

to skate

skating

滑雪huá xuě

HSK 6Frequency 7,323Radical 氵Verb

to ski

skiing

球员qiú yuán

HSK 6Frequency 2,445Radical 王Traditional 球員Noun

(ball sports) player; team member

球场qiú chǎng

HSK 3Frequency 4,445Radical 王Traditional 球場Noun

stadium

sports ground

court

pitch

field

golf course

Classifier: 个、处

田径tián jìng

HSK 6Frequency 12,862Radical 田Traditional 田徑Noun

track and field (athletics)

篮球lán qiú

HSK 2Frequency 3,596Radical ⺮Traditional 籃球Noun

basketball

Classifier: 个、只

羽毛球yǔ máo qiú

HSK 3Frequency 16,966Radical 羽Noun

shuttlecock

badminton

Classifier: 个

自行车zì xíng chē

HSK 3Frequency 3,400Radical 自Traditional 自行車Noun

bicycle; bike

Classifier: 辆

裁判cái pàn

HSK 5Frequency 4,450Radical 衣Noun · Verb

judgment

to referee

umpire

judge

referee

Classifier: 个、位、名

观众guān zhòng

HSK 4Frequency 1,260Radical 见Traditional 觀眾Noun

spectators

audience

visitors (to an exhibition etc)