World Cup in Chinese – The Quick Vocabulary Guide

Chinese Phrases Related to the World Cup

Now that you’ve seen a bunch of useful vocabulary words about the World Cup in Chinese, we’ll leave you with some top Chinese phrases you can use when talking about the World Cup, or watching the games with your Chinese-speaking friends.

We’ve also thrown in a few advanced expressions at the end if you’re ready to take your knowledge to the next level!

• 你是球迷吗？
  Nǐ shì qiúmí ma?
  Are you a football fan?

• 这次世界杯你看了吗？
  Zhè cì shìjiè bēi nǐ kàn le ma?
  Did you watch the World Cup this time?

• 全世界的球迷都在看世界杯。
  Quán shìjiè de qiúmí dōu zài kàn shìjiè bēi.
  Football fans around the world are watching the World Cup.

• 卡塔尔世界杯是史上最贵的一届世界杯。
  Kǎ tǎ ěr shìjiè bēi shì shǐ shàng zuì guì de yí jiè shìjiè bēi.
  The World Cup Qatar is the most expensive World Cup ever in history.

• 这是梅西和罗纳尔多的最后一届世界杯。
  Zhè shì Méi xī hé Luó nà ěr duō de zuìhòu yí jiè shìjiè bēi.
  This is Messi and Ronaldo’s last World Cup. 

• 昨天的比赛你看了吗？
  Zuótiān de bǐsài nǐ kàn le ma?
  Did you watch the game yesterday?

• 我没看直播，但看了集锦。
  Wǒ méi kàn zhíbō, dàn kàn le jíjǐn.
  I didn’t watch the live game. But I watched the highlights.

• 比赛太精彩了！
  Bǐsài tài jīngcǎi le!
  What an exciting game!

• 昨天晚上的比赛谁赢了？
  Zuótiān wǎnshang de bǐsài shéi yíng le?
  Which team won last night?

• 二比一。日本赢了。
  Èr bǐ yī. Rì běn yíng le.
  2-1. Japan won.

• 今天晚上的比赛是谁对谁？
  Jīntiān wǎnshang de bǐsài shì shéi duì shéi?
  Which teams are playing against each other tonight?

• 比赛几点开始？
  Bǐsài jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
  When does the game start?

• 我们去哪里看球？
  Wǒmen qù nǎli kàn qiú?
  Where are we going to watch the game?

• 决赛马上开始了！
  Juésài mǎshàng kāishǐ le!
  The final is about to begin!

• 你支持哪支球队？
  Nǐ zhīchí nǎ zhī qiúduì?
  Which team are you for?

• 你看好哪支球队？
  Nǐ kàn hǎo nǎ zhī qiúduì?
  Which team do you think will win?

• 我猜阿根廷二比一赢。
  Wǒ cāi Ā gēn tíng èr bǐ yī yíng.
  I think Argentina will win 2-1.

• 你最喜欢哪名球员？
  Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ míng qiúyuán?
  Who is your favorite player?

• 我赌巴西是冠军！
  Wǒ dǔ Bā xī shì guànjūn!
  I bet Brazil will be the champion!

• 比赛怎么样了？
  Bǐsài zěnmeyàng le?
  How is the game going?

• 几比几了？
  Jǐ bǐ jǐ le?
  What’s the score now?

• 还有多少时间？
  Háiyǒu duōshǎo shíjiān?
  How much time is left?

• 法国要输了！
  Fǎ guó yào shū le!
  France is about to lose!

• 这个人不会射门！
  Zhège rén bú huì shèmén.
  This guy doesn’t know how to shoot.

• 裁判是个瞎子！
  Cáipàn shì gè xiāzi!
  The referee is blind!

• 没有犯规，是假摔！
  Méiyǒu fànguī, shì jiǎshuāi!
  It wasn’t a foul! He dived!

• 内马尔受伤了。他打不了下一场比赛。
  Nèi mǎ ěr shòu shāng le. Tā dǎ bù liǎo xià yì chǎng bǐsài.
  Neymar was injured. He can’t play the next match.

• 他跑不动了，看上去非常累。
  Tā pǎo bú dòng le, kàn shàngqu fēicháng lèi.
  He can’t run anymore. He looks very tired.

• 比赛结束了！
  Bǐsài jiéshù le!
  The game ended!

• 不会吧！德国被淘汰了！
  Bú huì ba! Dé guó bèitáo tài le!
  No way! Germany was eliminated!

• 恭喜英格兰晋级下一轮！
  Gōngxǐ Yīng gé lán jìnjí xià yī lún!
  Congratulations on England’s qualification for the next round!

• 我们赢啦！我们是世界冠军！
  Wǒmen yíng la ! Wǒmen shì shìjiè guànjūn!
  We won! We are the champions of the world!