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运动员

yùn dòng yuán · yun dong yuan

Traditional 運動員

HSK 4Measure words: 名 míng, 个 gè

Meaning

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The breakfast athlete

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)人(rén)在(zài)跑步(pǎobù)，他们(tāmen)都(dōu)是(shì)运动员(yùndòngyuán)吗(ma)？

    Look, so many people are running in the park. Are they all athletes?

  2. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)穿着(chuānzhuó)一样(yīyàng)的(de)运动服(yùndòngfú)，跑(pǎo)得(de)又(yòu)快(kuài)，一定(yīdìng)是(shì)运动员(yùndòngyuán)。

    They wear the same sportswear and run fast. They must be athletes.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)运动员(yùndòngyuán)，我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)都(dōu)跑步(pǎobù)。

    I want to be an athlete too. I run every morning.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)跑(pǎo)多远(duōyuǎn)？

    How far do you run each day?

  5. Liangliang

    跑到(pǎodào)公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)的(de)早餐店(zǎocāndiàn)。

    To the breakfast shop at the park gate.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)是(shì)早餐(zǎocān)运动员(yùndòngyuán)啊(a)。

    Then you're a breakfast athlete.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)想(xiǎng)哪(nǎ)个(ge)跑(pǎo)步(bù)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)会(huì)跑(pǎo)第(dì)一(yī)。

I wonder which of the runners will come first.

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

02

我(wǒ)的(de)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)是(shì)成(chéng)为(wéi)一(yì)名(míng)棒(bàng)球(qiú)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)。

My dream is to be a baseball player.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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