| In this article, you’re going to learn all the key vocabulary about sports from the Olympics in Chinese. This is part 2 of our article.  Aquatic Games Even though all these sports are related to water, you’ll rarely see the character for water 水 (shuǐ) in their names. Have a look: Swimming 游泳 yóuyǒng Synchronised Swimming 花样游泳 huāyàng yóuyǒng Diving 跳水 tiàoshuǐ Water polo 水球 shuǐqiú Canoe/Kayak 皮划艇 pí huá tǐng Rowing 赛艇 sài tǐng Sailing 帆船 fānchuán Other Sports That’s not the end! The Olympic Games include many more sports, and lucky for you, we translated them all: Athletics 田径 tiánjìng Cycling 自行车 zìxíngchē Gymnastics 体操 tǐcāo Equestrian 马术 mǎshù Archery 射箭 shèjiàn Shooting 射击 shèjī Fencing 击剑 jījiàn Weightlifting 举重 jǔzhòng Boxing 拳击 quánjī Judo 柔道 róudào Wrestling 摔跤 shuāijiāo Taekwondo 跆拳道 táiquándào Modern pentathlon 现代五项 xiàndài wǔ xiàng Triathlon 铁人三项 tiěrén sān xiàng Specific Vocabulary Now that you know the names of all the Olympic Sports in Chinese, you just need to learn these other few words to watch and comment on the games with your Chinese friends: Athlete Play 运动员 yùndòngyuán Match, Competition 比赛 bǐsài Referee, Judge 裁判员 cáipàn yuán Rules 规则 guīzé Gold medal 金牌 jīnpái Silver medal 银牌 yínpái Bronze medal 铜牌 tóngpái Paralympic Games 残奥会 cán ào huì In conclusion, I want to make sure you know how to support your team properly. So, when the athletes enter the Olympic stadium, no matter if you are at home or in the hosting country, get ready to cheer them up by saying “加油，加油！” (jiāyóu) which literally means “to add oil” … |
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