Chinese Vocabulary · 中文词汇
Competition and Season Words in Chinese
竞赛与季节词汇 jìngsài yǔ jìjié cíhuì
Before we get into the vocab, I want to point you to an article I enjoyed: a longtime headhunter who lived in Taiwan for years wrote up a long list of things he appreciated about life there — things I’d honestly never thought to notice myself. Of course Taiwan isn’t perfect, and he could probably have written just as long a list of drawbacks, but he chose not to. So, appreciated.
101 Reasons why Taiwan is the best place in the world to live
Winning and losing
Competition Words in Chinese
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Korean | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 本领 | běnlǐng | Skill | 본령 | 本領 |
| 本事 | běnshì | Ability | 능력 | 能力 |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | Competition | 시합 | 試合 |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | Opponent | 호적수 | 好敵手 |
| 短处 | duǎnchù | Shortcoming | 약점 | 短所 |
| 缺点 | quēdiǎn | Disadvantage | 단점 | 欠点 |
| 长处 | chángchù | Strong point | 장점 | 長所 |
| 优点 | yōudiǎn | Advantage | 장점 | 美点 |
| 优势 | yōushì | Advantage | 우세 | 優勢 |
| 决赛 | juésài | Final | 결승전 | 決勝 |
| 金牌 | jīnpái | Gold medal | 금패 | 金牌 |
| 银牌 | yínpái | Silver medal | 은패 | 銀牌 |
| 铜牌 | tóngpái | Bronze medal | 동패 | 銅牌 |
| 胜利 | shènglì | Successful; victory | 승리 | 勝利 |
| 能力 | nénglì | Ability | 능력 | 能力 |
| 目标 | mùbiāo | Target | 목표 | 目標 |
| 评价 | píngjià | Valuation | 평가 | 評価 |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | Athlete | 선수 | 選手 |
| 亚运会 | yàyùnhuì | Asian Games | 아시안 게임 | アジアゲームズ |
優點 vs 優勢
优点 (yōudiǎn) and 优势 (yōushì) both translate to “advantage,” but they’re not interchangeable. 优点 is simply a good or desirable trait. 优势 is a condition that puts someone or something in a stronger, more favorable position relative to others.
Putting it all together
Examples
她最大的優點是細心，缺點是有點固執她最大的优点是细心，缺点是有点固执 Her biggest strength is being meticulous, but her weakness is being a bit stubborn.
這家公司在市場上最大的優勢是價格便宜这家公司在市场上最大的优势是价格便宜 This company’s biggest advantage in the market is its low price.
Through the year
Seasons in Chinese
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Korean | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 春季 | chūnjì | Spring | 봄철 | 春季 |
| 夏季 | xiàjì | Summer | 하계 | 夏季 |
| 秋季 | qiūjì | Autumn | 가을철 | 秋季 |
| 冬季 | dōngjì | Winter | 동계 | 冬季 |
| 季度 | jìdù | Quarter | 분기 | 四半期 |
| 季节 | jìjié | Season | 계절 | 季節 |
Putting it all together
Examples
這是我們今年表現最好的一季度这是我们今年表现最好的一季度 This is our best-performing quarter this year.
台灣四季分明，但夏季特別長台湾四季分明，但夏季特别长 Taiwan has four distinct seasons, but summer is especially long.
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