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运动员 (yùn dòng yuán) — how to say "athlete" in Chinese
运动员
Athlete
noun
Character composition
运
to move
动
action
员
member
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
力
Power
#19 · lì · 2 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
篮球运动员
lánqiú yùndòngyuán
basketball player
Examples
这位运动员每天训练很努力。
This athlete trains very hard every day.
他是运动员。
He is an athlete.
Mnemonic
[yùn dòng yuán-] A little rabbit named Yun hops around the stadium all day: jumping, running, tumbling — he moves and acts without ever stopping 🐰👟. The judge laughs, "What a 运动员!" And truly, this athlete is a real one.
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Frequently asked questions
Athlete meaning in Chinese
"athlete" in Chinese is 运动员 (yùn dòng yuán).
运动员 meaning in English
运动员 (yùn dòng yuán) means "Athlete".
How is 运动员 pronounced?
It is pronounced yùn dòng yuán (written as yun dong yuan, yundongyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "athlete" in Chinese characters?
It is written 运动员: 运 has 7 strokes, 动 has 6 strokes, 员 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 运动员?
运动员 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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