Meaning of 体育馆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- gym
- gymnasium
- stadium
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 体育馆
体育馆 usually means an indoor sports hall, like a school gym or an arena for basketball and badminton. It often appears with 在 or 去 to say where you are going. Example: 我们下午去体育馆打篮球。(Wǒmen xiàwǔ qù tǐyùguǎn dǎ lánqiú.) We are going to the gym to play basketball this afternoon.
体育馆 is 体育 (tǐyù) sports plus 馆 (guǎn) building or hall. A sports hall is a gym, just like 图书馆 (túshūguǎn) is a book hall, a library.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 体育馆 and 体育场 (tǐyùchǎng). 馆 is an indoor hall, while 场 is an open-air stadium or field, such as a big football stadium. Also note that 馆 is third tone (guǎn), not first tone like 关 (guān).
体育馆 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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体 tǐ · body · 7 strokes
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育 yù · to produce · 8 strokes
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馆 guǎn · public building · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 体育馆.
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health |
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | library |
| 教育 | jiàoyù | to educate; to teach |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire |
| 体育 | tǐyù | sports; physical education |
| 体育场 | tǐyùchǎng | stadium |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant |
| 旅馆 | lǚguǎn | hotel |
| 媒体 | méitǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 具体 | jùtǐ | concrete; specific; detailed |
| 体验 | tǐyàn | to experience for oneself |
| 团体 | tuántǐ | group; organization |
Questions about 体育馆
What does 体育馆 mean?
体育馆 (tǐyùguǎn) means "gym; gymnasium" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 体育馆?
体育馆 is made of 3 characters: 体 (7 strokes), 育 (8 strokes), 馆 (11 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 体育馆 an HSK word?
Yes. 体育馆 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 体育馆 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 体育馆 is written 體育館.
Can I use 体育馆 for a private fitness gym?
Not usually. A commercial gym where you lift weights is normally called 健身房 (jiànshēnfáng). 体育馆 suggests a larger sports hall, often at a school or run by a city.
What does 体育 mean by itself?
体育 (tǐyù) means sports or physical education. A PE class at school is 体育课 (tǐyùkè), and many PE classes take place in the 体育馆.