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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 奧林匹克運動會, which contains the phonetic transcription of Olympic (奧林匹克) along with the word for sports competition (運動會). However that full term is so long that this abbreviation is almost used in its place.

Mnemonic


The 奧運會 Olympic Games is a sports competition 會 meeting that 運 carries a 奧 profound meaning of global unity and cooperation within it.

Usage


今年 的 奧運會 在 巴黎 舉行。

This year's Olympic Games are held in Paris.

他 夢想 參加 奧運會。

He dreams of participating in the Olympic Games.

奧運會 是 世界 上 最 大 的 體育 盛事。

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