For the true student of chinese, here are the nicknames of players. Some are really great!
Athlete Nickname Pinyin Translation Explanation LeBron James 小皇帝 xiao3 huang2 di4 Little Emperor He’s King James Camelo Anthony 甜瓜 ｜ tian2 gua1 Sweet Melon Sweet and [...]Chinese Olympic Nicknames and vocabulary
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
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Olympic finals
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
Wow, China wins 51 gold medals, by far higher than the US at 36. The overall standings were very close. US at 110 and China at 100.
What is more significant IMHO is how concentrated the US medals are. Michael Phelps accounted for no less than 8 of the 36 gold that the US [...]
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