体育界 (tǐ yù jiè) — sports circles, sports community, sports world | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the professional sports community — athletes, officials, organizations, and media centered on athletics. More formal than just saying 体育 ('sports') on its own; pairs with 界 to mark a social sphere, like 文学界 (literary world).

noun

sports circlessports communitysports world

Examples

体育界。
Tā zài zhōng guó tǐ yù jiè hěn yǒu yǐng xiǎng lì.
He is very influential in Chinese sports circles.
体育界。
Zhè wèi yùn dòng yuán tuì yì hòu réng rán huó yuè zài tǐ yù jiè.
After retiring, this athlete is still active in the sports world.
体育界。
tǐ yù jiè De guó jì hé zuò yuè lái yuè zhòng yào.
International cooperation in the sports world is increasingly important.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

体育sports

体tǐphysical育yùeducation

偏正Modifier + head

「体育」 (sports) and 「界」 (circle/world) combine to mean the world of sports.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

骨豊體

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ體tǐ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè界jiè

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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