马拉松

馬拉松

mǎlāsōng

noun #7,418

Measure Word

一场马拉松 chǎng

Meanings

1 marathon (race)
2 marathon (any long, enduring activity)

Characters

horse (used for phonetic transcription)

to pull (used for phonetic transcription)

pine; loose (used for phonetic transcription)

Phonetic transliteration of 'marathon'.

Examples

HSK 2

她今年完成了第一个马拉松。

Tā jīnnián wánchéng le dìyī gè mǎlāsōng.

She completed her first marathon this year.

HSK 3

北京马拉松每年都有很多人参加。

Běijīng mǎlāsōng měinián dōu yǒu hěnduō rén cānjiā.

Many people participate in the Beijing Marathon every year.

HSK 3

这场会议简直是一场马拉松。

Zhè chǎng huìyì jiǎnzhí shì yī chǎng mǎlāsōng.

This meeting was practically a marathon.

Tips

usage

马拉松 can be used figuratively for anything that takes a very long time, just like in English. Common compounds: 半程马拉松 (bànchéng mǎlāsōng, half marathon).

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

拉 lā

松 sōng