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运动员

yùndòngyuán

athlete

A runner holding a baton
Memory picture

Characters in this word

运 yùn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 云 cloud
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

动 dòng

Strokes
6
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
云 cloud 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

员 yuán

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他是运动员。 Tā shì yùndòngyuán. He is an athlete.
  • 运动员跑得快。 Yùndòngyuán pǎo de kuài. Athletes run fast.
  • 我想当运动员。 Wǒ xiǎng dāng yùndòngyuán. I want to be an athlete.

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