Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Top Ten Popular Chinese Words for Sports (2010 Edition)

1. 大满贯(dàmănguàn) Grand slam
2. 蝉联(chánlián) To defend one's title successfully
3. 拉拉队(lālāduì) Cheering squad
4. 菜鸟(càiniăo) Newbie or novice
5. 乌龙球(wūlóngqiú) Own goal
6. 爆冷门(bàolěngmén) To have an unexpected winner
7. 翻盘(fānpán) To turn defeat into victory
8. 东道主(dōngdàozhŭ) Host
9. 黑马(hēimă) Dark horse
10. 力挺(lìtĭng) To support strongly