Prepare for the Beijing Olympics (Part 3): Learn some hot words for the Beijing Olympics
I was looking online for a list of interesting words and phrases for the Beijing Olympics and found a list that could be useful for you avid Olympics fans out there.
— For speeches:
和平奥运 hépín gàoyùn
Peaceful Olympics
和谐奥运héxié àoyùn
Harmonious Olympics
科技奥运 kējì àoyùn
High-tech Olympics
绿色奥运 lǜsè àoyùn
Green Olympics
人文奥运 rénwén àoyùn
People’s Olympics
安全奥运 ānquán àoyùn
Safe Olympics
— For conversation:
Wish Beijing Olympic Games a great success!
祝北京奥运会圆满成功。
Zhù Běijīng àoyùnhuì yuánmǎn chénggōng.
北京, 加油。Go, Beijing!
Běijīng，jiāyóu.
奥运, 加油。Go, Olympics!
Àoyùn，jiāyóu.
奥运会 àoyùnhuì，Olympic Games
开幕式 kāimùshì，opening ceremony
闭幕式 bìmùshì，closing ceremony
奥运场馆 àoyùn chǎngguǎn，Olympic venues
鸟巢 niǎocháo, Bird’s Nest （China’s National Stadium）
水立方shuǐ lìfāng， Water Cube （National Aquatics Center）
中文时间 Zhōngwén shíjiān，ChineseHour
志愿者 zhìyuànzhě，volunteers
火炬接力 huǒjù jiēlì，Torch Relay
奥运村àoyùn cūn, Olympic Village
— For posters:
同一个世界 同一个梦想
tongyīgè shìjiè, tongyīgè mèngxiǎng
One World One Dream
点燃激情 传递梦想
Diǎnránjīqíng，chuándìmèngxiǎng
Light the passion, share the dream.
更快 更高 更强
gèngkuài gènggāo gèngqiáng
Faster Higher and Stronger
文明北京 和谐奥运
wénmíng běijīng，héxié àoyùn
Sophisticated Beijing for a harmonious Olympic Games
微笑北京 共享奥运
wēixiàoběijīng，gòngxiǎng àoyùn
Smiling Beijing and inclusive Olympic Games
活力北京 超越梦想
huólì běijīng，chāoyuè mèngxiǎng
Robust Beijing to exceed the Dreams
The list above is courtesy of ChineseHour.com. Another site that has an interesting list of must-know words for the Olympics is BBC. And of course, there’s no better way to learn Olympic words than from native Chinese speakers at MyHappyPlanet.com 
3 comments
I’m very grateful for the comments that you make being on the scene in Beijing. I will be arriving just after the games start. Your comments are very thought provoking. I like many other people around the world are preparing to go to Beijing. Our excitement level is extremely high. This will be my fourth experience at the Olympics and it looks like it will be the most interesting. Like Seoul in 1988, the world got to see Korea for the first time but more impactful Korea got to experience the world. This time China has to come under our scrutiny. Those of us that will be there will report back to our friends, to our communities into our countries. 202 countries this time, I think more than any other Olympics. I think we will all notice that when the Olympics start and the world focuses its attention, all four billion strong, on the events of the games and the events surrounding the games.
点燃激情 传递梦想
Diǎnránjīqíng，chuándìmèngxiǎng
Light the passion, share the dream.
Hi Hugh!
Wow! You’re heading to the Olympics? That’s so exciting! I am jealous and wish I could be there too. But MyHappyPlanet.com keeps me very busy, so I guess I’ll just follow it on TV
Have fun there, Hugh!
Karen
Wow, great list. The BBC site is quite nice too.
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