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体育

tǐ yù · ti yu

Traditional 體育

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. sports
  2. physical education
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Gym class

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)下午(xiàwǔ)第一节(dìyījié)是(shì)体育课(tǐyùkè)。

    This afternoon the first class is PE.

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)体育(tǐyù)。

    Great, I like PE the most.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)体育(tǐyù)老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，今天(jīntiān)要(yào)跑(pǎo)一千米(yīqiānmǐ)。

    But the PE teacher says we run one thousand meters today.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)喜欢(xǐhuan)体育(tǐyù)了(le)。

    What? Then I do not like PE anymore.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)体育(tǐyù)吗(ma)？

    Did you not just say you like PE the most?

  6. Dengdeng

    那是(nàshi)在(zài)不用(bùyòng)跑(pǎo)的(de)时候(shíhou)。

    That was when we did not have to run.

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2 examples
01

澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)人(rén)擅(shàn)长(cháng)体(tǐ)育(yù)和(hé)娱(yú)乐(lè)。

Australians excel at sports and entertainment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)视(shì)的(de)优(yōu)点(diǎn)在(zài)于(yú)它(tā)给(gěi)体(tǐ)育(yù)爱(ài)好(hào)者(zhě)提(tí)供(gōng)了(le)更(gèng)大(dà)的(de)方(fāng)便(biàn)。

Television has the advantage of providing sports fans with greater convenience.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by handsomelyian · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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体
tǐ

body; form

育
yù

to have children; to raise or bring up

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