橄
gǎn
Pinyin

Definition

橄
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gǎn
  1. olive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

橄榄
gǎn lǎn
  1. 1 Chinese olive
  2. 2 olive
橄榄油
gǎn lǎn yóu
  1. 1 olive oil
橄榄球
gǎn lǎn qiú
  1. 1 football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
橄榄绿
gǎn lǎn lǜ
  1. 1 olive-green (color)
橄榄枝
gǎn lǎn zhī
  1. 1 olive branch
  2. 2 symbol of peace

Sample Sentences

橄榄球和板球，你喜欢吗？
gǎnlǎnqiú hé bǎnqiú ，nǐ xǐhuan ma ？
Do you like rugby and cricket?
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打橄榄球
dǎ gǎnlǎnqiú
to play American football
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超级碗，就是橄榄球比赛。
Chāojíwǎn ，jiùshì gǎnlǎnqiú bǐsài 。
The Super Bowl. It's a football match.
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棒球和橄榄球我们国家打的人少。他的期望薪酬是多少？
bàngqiú hé gǎnlǎnqiú wǒmen guójiā dǎ de rén shǎo 。tā de qīwàng xīnchóu shì duōshǎo ？
Not many people play baseball and football in this country. What kind of salary is he expecting?
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他喜欢打棒球和橄榄球，还有游泳。
tā xǐhuan dǎ bàngqiú hé gǎnlǎnqiú ，háiyǒu yóuyǒng 。
He enjoys playing baseball and football, and also like to swim.
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澳式橄榄球。
Àoshì gǎnlǎnqiú 。
Aussie Rules Football.
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有一段时间了。据说美国橄榄球大联盟做了一连串造势活动，什么电视转播、中文官网，还让一些球星说简单的中文跟球迷套近乎呢。
yǒu yīduànshíjiān le 。jùshuō Měiguó gǎnlǎnqiú dà liánméng zuò le yīliánchuàn zàoshì huódòng ，shénme diànshìzhuǎnbō 、Zhōngwén guānwǎng ，hái ràng yīxiē qiú xīng shuō jiǎndān de Zhōngwén gēn qiúmí tàojìnhu ne 。
It's been going on for a while now. I heard that the NFL did a series to promote it, with TV broadcasts, an official Chinese website, and even had some stars speak a bit of simple Chinese to kiss up to the fans.
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哎，地铁上什么时候开始放橄榄球集锦了？
āi ，dìtiě shàng shénmeshíhòu kāishǐ fàng gǎnlǎnqiú jíjǐn le ？
Oh, when did they start showing football clips on the metro?
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这么跟你说吧，美国最著名的职业橄榄球联盟是美国国家橄榄球大联盟，它又分美国橄榄球联合会和国家橄榄球联合会，超级碗就是各自冠军队的一场决战。超级碗在美国就好比中国的春晚，是一场全民娱乐盛事，收视率极高。连当红明星都争着在中场休息时表演，增加曝光率。
zhème gēn nǐ shuō ba ，Měiguó zuì zhùmíng de zhíyè gǎnlǎnqiú liánméng shì Měiguó guójiā gǎnlǎnqiú dà liánméng ，tā yòu fēn Měiguó gǎnlǎnqiú liánhéhuì hé guójiā gǎnlǎnqiú liánhéhuì ，chāojíwǎn jiùshì gèzì guànjūn duì de yī chǎng juézhàn 。chāojí wǎn zài Měiguó jiù hǎobǐ Zhōngguó de chūn wǎn ，shì yī chǎng quánmín yúlè shèngshì ，shōushì lǜ jígāo 。lián dānghóng míngxīng dōu zhēng zhe zài zhōngchǎng xiūxi shí biǎoyǎn ，zēngjiā bàoguāng lǜ 。
Let's put it this way. The most famous professional football association in America is the NFL. It's made up of the American Football League and the National Football League. The Super Bowl is the showdown between the best teams in each. The Super Bowl is comparable to China's Spring Festival broadcast-- it's a mega-entertainment event watched by everyone, and the viewership is incredibly high. Even popular stars compete to appear in the half-time show to increase their own fame.
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