越野赛跑

越野賽跑

yuèyěsàipǎo

noun

Measure Word

一场越野赛跑 chǎng

Meanings

1 cross-country running
2 cross-country race

Characters

to cross / surpass

wilderness / open country

Examples

学校每年秋天都举办越野赛跑。

Xuéxiào měi nián qiūtiān dōu jǔbàn yuèyě sàipǎo.

The school holds a cross-country race every autumn.

他在越野赛跑中拿了第一名。

Tā zài yuèyě sàipǎo zhōng ná le dì-yī míng.

He took first place in the cross-country race.

Tips

memory

越野 (cross-country, lit. 'cross-the-wild') + 赛跑 (foot race) = running off-road. Same 越野 prefix gives 越野车 (off-road vehicle, SUV).

Stroke Order

越 yuè

野 yě

赛 sài

跑 pǎo