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摔跤

wrestling

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shuai1jiao1 • shuāijiāo

Meaning

Primary

wrestling

Alternatives

to wrestle, wrestle

Mnemonic

A sport that involves a lot of 摔 tumbling and 跤 falling is 摔跤 wrestling. The two participants pretty much 摔 tumble and 跤 fall everywhere during a match.

Usage

我們 昨晚 看 了 一 場 摔跤 比賽。

We watched a wrestling match last night.

她 是 學校 摔跤 隊 的 隊長。

She is the captain of the school's wrestling team.

摔跤 需要 力量， 也 需要 技巧。

Wrestling requires both strength and skill.