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Olympic Games

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ao4yun4hui4 àoyùnhuì

Meaning


Primary

Olympic Games

Alternatives

Olympics, the Olympic Games, the Olympics

Hint

Technically this term is simply an abbreviation of the full term 奥林匹克运动会, which contains the phonetic transcription of Olympic (奥林匹克) along with the word for sports competition (运动会). However that full term is so long that this abbreviation is almost used in its place.

Mnemonic


The 奥运会 Olympic Games is a sports competition 会 meeting that 运 carries a 奥 profound meaning of global unity and cooperation within it.

Usage


今年 的 奥运会 在 巴黎 举行。

This year's Olympic Games are held in Paris.

他 梦想 参加 奥运会。

He dreams of participating in the Olympic Games.

奥运会 是 世界 上 最 大 的 体育 盛事。

The Olympic Games is the largest sports event in the world.