冠军
guànjūn
champion, first place
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他们队获得了今年的冠军。Their team won this year's championship.
- 她是世界冠军。She is the world champion.
Collocations
获得冠军世界冠军冠军奖杯卫冕冠军
Mnemonic
冠 guàn "to crown, first" + 军 jūn "ranks": the crowned, top rank, i.e. champion or first place. The podium: 冠军 (1st), 亚军 (yàjūn, 2nd), 季军 (jìjūn, 3rd). Polyphone: 冠 is guān "crown (hat)" but guàn "foremost" (冠军); here it is guàn.
Related
亚军季军第一名奖杯
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