亚军

亞軍

yàjūn

noun HSK 5 #18,528

Meanings

军 here means 'champion' as in 冠军 (champion)

他获得了比赛的亚军。

Tā huòdé le bǐsài de yàjūn.

He won second place in the competition.

亚军的奖金是五万元。

Yàjūn de jiǎngjīn shì wǔwàn yuán.

The runner-up prize is 50,000 yuan.

虽然只是亚军，但她已经很开心了。

Suīrán zhǐshì yàjūn, dàn tā yǐjīng hěn kāixīn le.

Although she was only runner-up, she was already very happy.

usage

The ranking: 冠军 (guànjūn, champion), 亚军 (yàjūn, runner-up), 季军 (jìjūn, third place).

亚 Yà

军 jūn