田径 (tiánjìng): track and field; athletics

Meanings

Field and track — the two categories of athletic events.

Tā shì tiánjìng yùndòngyuán.

She is a track and field athlete.

Tiánjìng bǐsài xià zhōu kāishǐ.

The track and field competition starts next week.

Zhōngguó zài tiánjìng xiàngmù shàng jìnbù hěn dà.

China has made great progress in track and field events.

usage

田 refers to field events (jumping, throwing) and 径 refers to track events (running). Together they cover all athletics. 田径赛 = athletics competition.

田 tián

径 jìng