Football leagues in Chinese 足球联赛
zúqiú liánsài
Week in, week out: the league. 15 words and phrases for Football leagues in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 联赛 | lián sài | league |
| 英超 | yīng chāo | the Premier League |
| 中超 | zhōng chāo | the Chinese Super League |
| 赛季 | sài jì | season |
| 积分榜 | jī fēn bǎng | league table |
| 积分 | jī fēn | points |
| 升级 | shēng jí | to be promoted |
| 降级 | jiàng jí | to be relegated |
| 保级 | bǎo jí | to avoid relegation |
| 转会 | zhuǎn huì | transfer |
| 转会窗口 | zhuǎn huì chuāng kǒu | transfer window |
| 德比 | dé bǐ | derby |
| 主场 | zhǔ chǎng | home ground; home game |
| 客场 | kè chǎng | away game |
| 射手榜 | shè shǒu bǎng | top scorers' chart |
Example sentences
- 英超是世界上最有名的联赛。The Premier League is the most famous league in the world.
- 你看英超吗？Do you watch the Premier League?
- 中超的外援很多。There are lots of foreign players in the Chinese Super League.
- 新赛季八月开始。The new season starts in August.
- 我们队在积分榜上排第三。Our team is third in the table.
- 赢一场得三分，积分最多的拿冠军。A win gets you three points, and the team with the most points wins the league.
- 他们终于升级了！They've finally been promoted!
- 这支球队今年可能会降级。This team might get relegated this year.
- 最后一轮他们成功保级。They survived relegation on the last day.
- 他转会到了皇马。He transferred to Real Madrid.
- 转会窗口明天关闭。The transfer window closes tomorrow.
- 曼彻斯特德比非常激烈。The Manchester derby is very intense.
- 明天是主场比赛。Tomorrow is a home game.
- 客场赢球很难。It's hard to win away.
- 他在射手榜上排第一。He's top of the scoring charts.
Practise speaking
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