second place; runner-up
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
second place; runner-up
neutralUsed for competitions in sports, games, or other contests. The champion is '冠军'.
Zài在
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
，
tā他
huò获
dé得
le了
yà亚
jūn军
。
In the finals, he won second place.
Wǒ我
men们
duì队
shì是
shàng上
jiè届
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
yà亚
jūn军
。
Our team was the runner-up in the last competition.
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Suī虽
rán然
zhǐ只
dé得
le了
yà亚
jūn军
，
dàn但
tā她
yǐ已
jīng经
fēi非
cháng常
mǎn满
yì意
le了
。
Although she only got second place, she is already very satisfied.
Běn本
jiè届
wǎng网
qiú球
gōng公
kāi开
sài赛
de的
yà亚
jūn军
jiāng将
huò获
dé得
yī一
méi枚
yín银
pái牌
。
The runner-up of this tennis open will receive a silver medal.