体育运动 (tǐ yù yùn dòng) — sports; physical exercise and sports activities

Definition

noun

sportsphysical exercise and sports activities

Measure word · 项

Examples

体育运动，。
Tā měi tiān jiān chí tǐ yù yùn dòng, shēn tǐ yuè lái yuè jiàn kāng.
He insists on doing sports every day, and his body is getting healthier and healthier.
体育运动，。
Xué xiào fēi cháng zhòng shì tǐ yù yùn dòng jiào yù, měi zhōu dōu yǒu tǐ yù kè.
The school attaches great importance to sports education and has physical education classes every week.
体育运动，。
Cān jiā tǐ yù yùn dòng bù jǐn néng qiáng shēn jiàn tǐ, hái néng péi yǎng tuán duì jīng shén.
Participating in sports not only strengthens the body but also cultivates team spirit.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

体育physical education

体tǐbody育yùeducation

偏正Modifier + head

运动exercise

运yùnmove动dòngmove

联合Coordinate

体育 (body education) and 运动 (movement) stand side by side to name physical 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.

Open 体 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 育 →

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 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòmotion

Sound part声符shēngfú

軍

軍jūn運yùn

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

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 运 →

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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

重力動

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

重zhòng動dòng

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

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →