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季军 (jì jūn) — third place (in a race or competition); bronze medalist

Definition

Third place / bronze medalist in a competition. It pairs with 冠军 (first) and 亚军 (second) — 亚军 is the runner-up, one rank above 季军.

noun
third place (in a race or competition)bronze medalist
Measure word · 名

Examples

  • 季军。
    Tā zài zhè xiàng bǐ sài zhōng ná dào le jì jūn.
    He got third place in this competition.
  • 季军。
    jì jūn Xuǎn shǒu zhī chà yì diǎn jiù néng ná yà jūn.
    The bronze medalist was only a little short of getting silver.
  • 、季军。
    Guàn jūn, yà jūn hé jì jūn yì qǐ zhàn shàng le lǐng jiǎng tái.
    The champion, runner-up, and bronze medalist together stood on the podium.

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.

季jìthird
军jūnrank or place

季军 names the third place in a race: 季 means 'third' and 军 means 'rank or place'.

Characters in this word

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

季 is formed by placing 禾 above 子.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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