Character Pinyin English
奥运会 Àoyùnhuì Olympic Games (N)
奥运代表队 Àoyùn dàibǎoduì Olympic delegation (N)
篮球 lánqiú basketball (N)
乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú ping pong (N)
金/银/铜 jīn/yín/tóng gold/silver/bronze (N/Adj)
比赛 bǐsài competition/game (N)
金牌 jīnpái gold medal (N)
讲桌 jiǎngzhuō podium (N)
田径 tiánjìng track and field (N)
跳水 tiàoshuǐ diving (N)/to dive (VO)
更快，更高，更强 gèngkuài, gènggāo, gèngqiáng faster, higher, stronger (Adv)
胜利 shènglì victory (N); to win (V); successfully (Adv)

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