The World Cup in Chinese 世界杯
Shìjièbēi
Four years of waiting for one month of football. 15 words and phrases for The World Cup 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 世界杯 | Shì jiè bēi | the World Cup |
| 小组赛 | xiǎo zǔ sài | group stage |
| 淘汰赛 | táo tài sài | knockout stage |
| 八强 | bā qiáng | quarter-finals (last eight) |
| 半决赛 | bàn jué sài | semi-final |
| 决赛 | jué sài | final |
| 加时赛 | jiā shí sài | extra time |
| 点球大战 | diǎn qiú dà zhàn | penalty shoot-out |
| 国家队 | guó jiā duì | national team |
| 冠军 | guàn jūn | champion |
| 大力神杯 | dà lì shén bēi | the World Cup trophy |
| 越位 | yuè wèi | offside |
| 红牌 | hóng pái | red card |
| 熬夜看球 | áo yè kàn qiú | to stay up to watch football |
| 东道主 | dōng dào zhǔ | host country |
Example sentences
- 世界杯四年一次。The World Cup is every four years.
- 我们队小组赛就出局了。Our team went out in the group stage.
- 淘汰赛一场都不能输。You can't lose a single game in the knockout stage.
- 英格兰进了八强。England made the quarter-finals.
- 半决赛明天晚上开始。The semi-final kicks off tomorrow night.
- 你看世界杯决赛了吗？Did you watch the World Cup final?
- 比赛进入了加时赛。The match went to extra time.
- 最后靠点球大战赢了。They won it on penalties in the end.
- 他第一次代表国家队比赛。He's playing for the national team for the first time.
- 阿根廷是2022年世界杯的冠军。Argentina won the 2022 World Cup.
- 每个球员都想举起大力神杯。Every player dreams of lifting the trophy.
- 这个球越位了！That's offside!
- 他吃了一张红牌。He got a red card.
- 世界杯期间我天天熬夜看球。I stayed up every night to watch the World Cup.
- 东道主自动进入决赛圈。The host nation qualifies automatically.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The The World Cup speaking island has 8 everyday questions about The World Cup to prepare your own answers to.