田径

田徑

tiánjìng

noun HSK 6 #17,249

Meanings

Field and track — the two categories of athletic events.

她是田径运动员。

Tā shì tiánjìng yùndòngyuán.

She is a track and field athlete.

田径比赛下周开始。

Tiánjìng bǐsài xiàzhōu kāishǐ.

The track and field competition starts next week.

中国在田径项目上进步很大。

Zhōngguó zài tiánjìng xiàngmù shàngjìn bù 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