亚军 yàjūn second place (in a sports contest)
second place (in a sports contest); runner-up
How to remember 亚军: 亚 Asia + 军 army = second place (in a sports contest).
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How it is used
- Runner-up / second place in a contest - 获得亚军 (huòdé yàjūn) to take second place.
- The ranking set: 冠军 (guànjūn) champion / 亚军 runner-up / 季军 (jìjūn) third place.
- Here 亚 = second/inferior (as in 亚洲 Asia, but here 'sub-/next-below').
- 屈居亚军 (qūjū yàjūn) = to settle for second place.