How to Say ‘World Cup’ in Simplified Chinese
世界杯
shì jiè bēi
[shir-jyeh-bay]
💬 Usage Tip: [世界] means “world” and [杯] literally means “cup.” Chinese often builds big ideas from small concrete words—nice and logical!
🇨🇳 In China: In China, [世界杯] usually refers to the football World Cup by default. During the tournament, many people stay up late to watch matches because of time differences.
Phrase Breakdown
世界杯
shì jiè bēi
[shir-jyeh-bay]
World Cup
A global sports tournament; here it refers to the FIFA World Cup.
我每次世界杯都会看很多比赛。
I watch many matches every World Cup.
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