Definition
体育 (tǐyù) refers to sports as a formal subject or field, like physical education (PE) class or sports activities as a category. 运动 (yùndòng) is the everyday word for doing physical exercise or playing a specific sport. Use 体育 for the school subject or general sports field; use 运动 for the act of exercising or a particular sport.
noun
sportsphysical education
Examples
- 。Wǒ měitiān shàng tǐ yù kè.I have PE class every day.
- 体育。tǐ yù lǎoshī hěn niánqīng.The PE teacher is very young.
- 体育？Nǐ píngshí cānjiā shénme tǐ yù huódòng?What sports activities do you usually participate in?
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