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亚军 (yà jūn) — runner-up, second place (in a competition)

Definition

亚军 is 'runner-up, second place' in a competition. It pairs with 冠军 ('champion, first place'); 季军 is the next step down ('third place, bronze medalist').

noun
runner-upsecond place (in a competition)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 亚军0.01。
    yà jūn Bǐ guàn jūn zhī màn le 0. 01 miǎo.
    The runner-up was only 0.01 seconds slower than the champion.
  • 亚军。
    Tā zài quán guó bǐ sài zhōng huò dé le yà jūn.
    He earned second place in the national competition.
  • 亚军。
    yà jūn Xuǎn shǒu yě huò dé le fēng hòu de jiǎng jīn.
    The runner-up also received a generous prize.

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.

亚yàsecond
军jūnarmy/team

The word combines 'second' with 'army/team' to name the runner-up.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 亞; 亚 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 亞 likely shows an overhead view of a construction, perhaps a 亞-shaped tomb. Its later simplified form 亚 is just a shorthand.

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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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