运动员 yùn dòng yuán
“athlete”
noun2021 list level 4Traditional 運動員Measure word 名 · 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
运动员 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 961: 运动员 yùndòngyuán — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 104
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 运动员
运动员 is a noun meaning "athlete" or "sports player", a person who does sport, especially in competition. Use it with 一名/一位/这个/那个, and in patterns like 当运动员, 职业运动员, 优秀运动员. Do not use it for the activity itself; that is 运动.
例句Example sentences
- 她从小就想当一名运动员。tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng yì míng yùn dòng yuán.She has wanted to be an athlete since she was little.
- 这位运动员每天训练六个小时。zhè wèi yùn dòng yuán měi tiān xùn liàn liù gè xiǎo shí.This athlete trains six hours every day.
- 运动会上，运动员们跑得很快。yùn dòng huì shàng, yùn dòng yuán men pǎo de hěn kuài.At the sports meet, the athletes ran very fast.
易混词Easily confused
运动员vs运动
运动 is the activity or verb "sport; to exercise", while 运动员 is the person. Say 我喜欢运动 "I like sports" but 他是一名运动员 "He is an athlete", not 他是一名运动.