Meaning of 冠军
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- champion
How to use 冠军
冠军 is used for the first-place winner of a contest, team or person, and often appears with 得 or 获得 (to win). Example: 她得了游泳比赛的冠军。(Tā dé le yóuyǒng bǐsài de guànjūn.) She won the swimming championship.
冠 (guàn) means a crown or the top, and 军 (jūn) means army. The champion is the one wearing the crown over the whole army of competitors.
Common mistake: 冠 has two readings: guān (as in 帽子 sense, 皇冠 huángguān, crown) and guàn in 冠军. Learners often say guānjūn with a first tone, but it should be fourth tone guàn.
冠军 in example sentences
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冠 guān · cap · 9 strokes
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军 jūn · army · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 冠军.
| 军人 | jūnrén | serviceman; soldier |
| 亚军 | yàjūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up |
| 将军 | jiāngjūn | general; high-ranking military officer |
| 军队 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops |
| 海军 | hǎijūn | navy |
| 军事 | jūnshì | military affairs; (attributive) military |
| 空军 | kōngjūn | air force; (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip); to get skunked |
| 陆军 | lùjūn | army; ground forces |
| 军舰 | jūnjiàn | warship; military naval vessel |
| 军官 | jūnguān | officer (military) |
| 参军 | cānjūn | to join the army; (official title in imperial China) military adviser; aide-de-camp |
| 夺冠 | duóguàn | to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship |
Questions about 冠军
What does 冠军 mean?
冠军 (guànjūn) means "champion" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 冠军?
冠军 is made of 2 characters: 冠 (9 strokes), 军 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 冠军 an HSK word?
Yes. 冠军 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 冠军 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 冠军 is written 冠軍.
What are second and third place called in Chinese?
Second place is 亚军 (yàjūn) and third place is 季军 (jìjūn). Together with 冠军 they make the top three.
Can 冠军 mean winning the title, not just the winner?
Yes. 冠军 can refer to the champion title itself, as in 拿冠军 (ná guànjūn, to win the title). It can also describe a team, as in 冠军队 (guànjūn duì, the champion team).