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亚
yà
Description
“亚”常常用来表示第二，比如“亚军”就是比赛里的第二名。
"亚" is often used to indicate second place, for example, "亚军" means the second place in a competition.
它也是“亚洲”的“亚”，我们住的这个大洲。
It is also the "亚" in "亚洲", the continent where we live.
Meanings
亚yà
second; inferior to; next to
他在比赛里得了亚军。
He won second place in the competition.
亚yà
Asia (short form)
中国在亚洲。
China is in Asia.
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Notes
- Nuance
亚 means "second-best" or "inferior," often paired as 亚军 (runner-up) versus 冠军 (champion).
- Etymology
亚 is also the standard abbreviation for 亚洲 (Asia) in many compounds.
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