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马拉松

mǎ lā sōng · ma la song

Traditional 馬拉松

Meaning

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  1. marathon (loanword)
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I signed up for a marathon

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)报名(bàomíng)参加(cānjiā)马拉松(mǎlāsōng)了(le)！

    I signed up for a marathon!

  2. Liangliang

    马拉松(mǎlāsōng)要(yào)跑(pǎo)四十多(sìshíduō)公里(gōnglǐ)，你(nǐ)行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    A marathon is over forty kilometres. Can you do it?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)练(liàn)了(le)三个月(sāngèyuè)了(le)。

    I have trained for three months already.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)终点(zhōngdiǎn)等(děng)你(nǐ)，给(gěi)你(nǐ)带(dài)水(shuǐ)。

    OK, I will wait at the finish line and bring you water.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！不过(bùguò)跑完(pǎowán)马拉松(mǎlāsōng)要(yào)四个(sìgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Thanks! But finishing a marathon takes four hours.

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)椅子(yǐzi)。

    No problem, I brought a chair.

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2 examples
01

150个(gè)人(rén)参(cān)加(jiā)了(le)马(mǎ)拉(lā)松(sōng)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

One hundred and fifty people entered the marathon race.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)将(jiāng)参(cān)加(jiā)马(mǎ)拉(lā)松(sōng)。

We will take part in the marathon.

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

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