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奥运 (Aò yùn) — the Olympics (short for 奥林匹克运动会)

Definition

noun
the Olympics (short for 奥林匹克运动会)
Measure word · 届

Examples

  • 2008奥运。
    2008 Nián Aò yùn zài běi jīng jǔ xíng.
    The 2008 Olympics were held in Beijing.
  • 奥运。
    Tā wèi le cān jiā Aò yùn xùn liàn le sì nián.
    She trained for four years to compete in the Olympics.
  • 奥运。
    Aò yùn Jīng shén shì tuán jié yǔ hé píng.
    The Olympic spirit is unity and peace.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

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