London Olympics has entered the 14th day. While we’re watching the breath-taking competitions, we can also learn some Chinese words with Olympic spirit for a change. (Especially when you’re too excited or frustrated for your team’s performance 🙂 ).

Please be aware that in Chinese, there is one unique name for each of the top three winners. However, in English, only the top one has a stand-out name. Yet the rest don’t. Let’s see if you can find the difference in the following table.

Now let’s learn them in a simple manner:

奥林匹克 (Ào lín pǐ kè)  –  Olympics
伦敦碗 (Lúndūn wǎn) –  London Bowl (2012 Olympics Stadium)
开幕式 (kāi mù shì) –  opening ceremony
	金牌 (jīn pái) –  gold medal
银牌 (yín pái) –  silver medal
铜牌 (tóng pái) –  bronze medal
冠军 (guàn jūn) –  champion
	亚军 (yà jūn) –  first runner-up
季军 (jì jūn)  –  second runner-up