Meaning of 田径
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- track and field (athletics)
How to use 田径
田径 is the general word for athletics events like running, jumping and throwing. It often appears in compounds such as 田径运动 (tiánjìng yùndòng) and 田径队 (tiánjìng duì). Example: 他是学校田径队的队员。(Tā shì xuéxiào tiánjìng duì de duìyuán.) He is a member of the school track and field team.
田 (tián) is a field and 径 (jìng) is a path or track. Field plus track gives you track and field, the sport.
Common mistake: Learners often write 经 (jīng) instead of 径 (jìng). 径 has the double-person radical 彳 because it is about paths, as in 路径 (lùjìng) and 直径 (zhíjìng). Also keep the word order: Chinese says 田径, field first, the reverse of English "track and field."
田径 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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田 tián · field · 5 strokes
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径 jìng · path · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 田径.
| 途径 | tújìng | way; means; channel |
| 口径 | kǒujìng | bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); accou |
| 直径 | zhíjìng | diameter |
| 路径 | lùjìng | path; route |
| 捷径 | jiéjìng | shortcut |
| 田地 | tiándì | field; farmland |
| 行径 | xíngjìng | (usu. pejorative) conduct; behavior; act; path; trail |
| 田野 | tiányě | field; open land |
| 半径 | bànjìng | radius |
| 径直 | jìngzhí | directly |
| 油田 | yóutián | oil field |
| 小径 | xiǎojìng | alley; trail |
Questions about 田径
What does 田径 mean?
田径 (tiánjìng) means "track and field (athletics)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 田径?
田径 is made of 2 characters: 田 (5 strokes), 径 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 田径 an HSK word?
Yes. 田径 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 田径 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 田径 is written 田徑.
How do you say track and field events in Chinese?
You can say 田径项目 (tiánjìng xiàngmù) or 田径比赛 (tiánjìng bǐsài). Specific events include 跑步 (pǎobù) running, 跳远 (tiàoyuǎn) long jump and 跳高 (tiàogāo) high jump.
What is the difference between 田赛 and 径赛?
田赛 (tiánsài) means field events like jumping and throwing. 径赛 (jìngsài) means track events like sprints and relays. Together they make up 田径.