季军

季軍
jìjūn
noun HSK 6 #50,462

Meanings

  1. 1 third place; bronze medalist
  2. 2 second runner-up

Examples

HSK 6
Guànjūn, yàjūn hé jìjūn dōu dēngshàng le lǐngjiǎngtái.
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists all climbed the podium.
HSK 7-9
Zhōngguó duì huòdé le běnjiè shìjǐnsài de jìjūn.
The Chinese team won third place at this world championship.

Tips

history
The sequence 冠/亚/季 (gold/silver/bronze) comes from the classical ordering 伯仲叔季 for brothers: eldest, second, third, youngest. 季 as 'third in rank' was later borrowed for sport. 军 here means 'rank' not army.

Stroke Order

季 jì
军 jūn