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    Using 亚运会 (Yàyùnhuì) to express "Asian Games"

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    亚运会 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    The compound noun 亚运会 (Yàyùnhuì) means "Asian Games" and is the standard abbreviated form used in Chinese for this major sporting event. It combines 亚运 (Asian sports) with 会 (meeting/event). It is used in sentences about the games themselves, results, or host cities, such as 亚运会在……举行 (The Asian Games were held in……).

    Examples

    • 上一届亚运会在杭州成功举行。

      shàng yí jiè Yà Yùn Huì zài Hángzhōu chénggōng jǔxíng.

      The previous Asian Games were successfully held in Hangzhou.

    • 中国代表团在亚运会上的表现非常出色。

      Zhōngguó dàibiǎotuán zài Yà Yùn Huì shàng de biǎoxiàn fēicháng chūsè.

      The Chinese delegation performed exceptionally well at the Asian Games.

    • 亚运会每四年举办一次。

      Yà Yùn Huì měi sì nián jǔbàn yí cì.

      The Asian Games are held once every four years.

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