奥林匹克 (Aò lín pǐ kè) — Olympics (international multi-sport event)

Definition

noun

Olympics (international multi-sport event)

奥林匹克。
Aò lín pǐ kè Shì quán shì jiè zuì zhòng yào de tǐ yù bǐ sài.
The Olympics are the most important sports competition in the world.
2022奥林匹克。
2022 Nián běi jīng jǔ bàn le dōng jì Aò lín pǐ kè.
Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics in 2022.
奥林匹克。
Tā zuì dà de yuàn wàng shì cān jiā Aò lín pǐ kè.
His biggest wish is to participate in the Olympics.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

木木林

林 is made of two 木 (tree) placed side by side, showing many trees together, hence a forest.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

乙

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 匹 is often explained as 石 (rock) with 乙 giving the sound, but its original picture is uncertain.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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