运动会 yùndònghuì sports competition
怎么记住“运动会”: 运 transport + 动 move + 会 can = sports competition.
汉字
用法
- An organized sports meet or games - 开运动会 (kāi yùndònghuì) hold a sports meet; 奥运会 the Olympics.
- It refers to the whole multi-event occasion (school, company, national), not a single match. Measure word 届 or 个.
- For one contest you'd say 比赛 (bǐsài); 运动会 is the umbrella event containing many 比赛.
例句
- 学校下个月开运动会。 Xuéxiào xià ge yuè kāi yùndònghuì.The school holds its sports meet next month.