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How do you say "trainers" in Chinese?
运动鞋
yùn dòng xié
In Chinese, "trainers" is 运动鞋.
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Pronunciation
Say 'yoon dong shyeh' in three clean syllables. The first and second fall, the third is a high tone that stays level.
Writing and usage
运 uses 5 strokes, 动 uses 6 strokes meaning movement. 鞋 uses 15 strokes with a shoe radical. All three combine for 'sports shoes'.
Example sentence
我需要买新的运动鞋。
I need to buy new trainers.
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How to remember 运动鞋
Movement plus shoes equals trainers. Picture athletic shoes designed for running and working out.
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- golf 高尔夫 gāo ěr fū
- jump rope 跳绳 tiào shéng
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Questions about 运动鞋
How do you say "trainers" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "trainers" is 运动鞋. It is a noun.
How is 运动鞋 written in Chinese?
运 uses 5 strokes, 动 uses 6 strokes meaning movement. 鞋 uses 15 strokes with a shoe radical. All three combine for 'sports shoes'.
How is 运动鞋 used in a sentence?
Use 运动鞋 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我需要买新的运动鞋。 (I need to buy new trainers.).
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"Trainers" in other languages
- Japanese 運動靴 (undōkutsu)
- Korean 운동화 (undonghwa)
- Spanish las zapatillas de deporte
- Spanish (Latin America) los tenis
- French les chaussure de sport
- German die Sportschuhe
- Italian le scarpe da ginnastica
- Russian кроссовки (krossovki)
- Greek τα αθλητικά (ta athlitika)
- Arabic جزمة رياضية (gazma Riyaadiyya)
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