| The Olympic Games are an event no one can miss. Right now, the Olympic Winter Games are in Beijing. Who doesn’t like to watch a competition and cheer for one’s own country to win? In this article, you’re going to learn some general and specific vocabulary about sports from the Olympics in Chinese. You’ll then be able to talk about the Olympic Games with your Chinese friends!  The first thing to learn is how to say Olympic Games in Mandarin: Olympic Games: 奥林匹克运动会 – àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì Even though people normally just call them 奥运会 (ào yùn huì) for short. Here are a few more vocabulary for Olympics in Chinese: According to tradition, the Olympic Torch 奥运会的圣火 (àoyùnhuì de shènghuǒ) is a flame that marks the start of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Flag 奥运会会旗 (àoyùnhuìhuìqí), which is hung to fly in the main stadium as well as in all other venues during the Games, is white with five interlaced rings in the center – these are called the Olympic Rings 奥运会五环 (àoyùnhuìwǔhuán). The opening ceremony of the Olympics in Chinese is called 奥运会开幕式 (àoyùnhuì kāimù shì). Now you just need to learn these other few words to watch and comment on the games with your Chinese friends: 运动员 (yùndòngyuán) – Athlete 比赛 (bǐsài) – Match, Competition 裁判员(cáipàn yuán) – Referee, Judge 规则 (guīzé) – Rules 金牌 (jīnpái) – Gold medal 银牌 (yínpái) – Silver medal 铜牌 (tóngpái) – Bronze medal 残奥会 (cán ào huì) – Paralympic Games In conclusion, we want to make sure you know how to support your team properly. So, when the athletes enter the Olympic stadium, no matter if you are at home or in the hosting country, get ready to cheer them up by saying “加油，加油！” (jiāyóu) which literally means “to add oil” …
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