Meaning of 相扑
相扑 means sumo; a form of heavyweight wrestling of Japanese origin where two naked wrestlers try to force each other out of a circular ring or onto the ground. Pronounced xiāng pū.
- sumo; a form of heavyweight wrestling of Japanese origin where two naked wrestlers try to force each other out of a circular ring or onto the ground
Definitions & Examples
Xiāng相
pū扑
shì是
Rì日
běn本
de的
guó国
jì技
，
yǒu有
zhe着
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
Sumo is Japan's national sport and has a long history.
Liǎng两
wèi位
lì力
shì士
zhèng正
zài在
xiāng相
pū扑
chǎng场
shàng上
jìn进
xíng行
jī激
liè烈
de的
bǐ比
sài赛
。
Two sumo wrestlers are having an intense match in the ring.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
mèng梦
xiǎng想
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
míng名
zhuān专
yè业
de的
xiāng相
pū扑
xuǎn选
shǒu手
。
He has dreamed of becoming a professional sumo wrestler since childhood.
Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
Qín秦
Hàn汉
shí时
qī期
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
yùn运
dòng动
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
jiǎo角
dǐ抵
，
dào到
Sòng宋
Yuán元
shí时
qī期
cái才
jiào叫
zuò做
xiāng相
pū扑
。
During the Qin and Han dynasties in China, this sport was called jiaodi, and it was not called sumo until the Song and Yuan dynasties.