百米

bǎimǐ

noun

Meanings

1 100 meters (sprint event)
2 hundred meters (distance)

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Examples

他在百米决赛中夺冠。

Tā zài bǎimǐ juésài zhōng duóguàn.

He won the gold in the 100-meter final.

苏炳添跑出了亚洲百米最好成绩。

Sū Bǐngtiān pǎo chū le Yàzhōu bǎimǐ zuì hǎo chéngjì.

Su Bingtian set the best Asian time over 100 meters.

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usage

Shortened form of 百米赛跑 (100-meter dash) in sports contexts. Also used literally — 距离百米开外 'a hundred meters away.' Sprinter Su Bingtian (苏炳添) is the household-name reference: first Asian-born athlete under 9.83 in the Olympic 100m semifinal (Tokyo 2020).

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

米 mǐ