Japan Defeats Germany: Chinese Reading Comprehension  

Are you following Football World Cup 2022? Well, I do love soccer.

The outcome of Yesterday’s match between Japan and Germany was rather surprising. Many of us were surprised to see Germany’s defeat.

Let me share some important words and sentences in Mandarin Chinese.

Let’s learn Chinese with pinyin and English! How about a quick Chinese reading and comprehension exercise?

Example Sentence – Chinese, Pinyin

Read the following Chinese sentence with pinyin and try to understand the meaning:

• 在刚刚结束的2022年卡塔尔世界杯E组第一轮一场比赛中，德国队爆冷1:2不敌日本队。
• Zài gānggāng jiéshù de 2022 nián kǎtǎ’ěr shìjièbēi E zǔ dì yī lún yī chǎng bǐsài zhōng, déguó duì bào lěng 1:2 Bù dí rìběn duì.

Can you understand this sentence? The English interpretation is given at the end of this lesson. However, try your best to understand the sentence by yourself.

Hint Words:

• 德国 (dé guó): Germany
• 队 (duì): Team; group
• 爆冷 (Bào lěng): An upset (in sports)
• 不敌 (bù dí): No match for; be defeated
• 比赛 (bǐ sài): Match; competition

Can you decode that sentence now?

If not, here is an extra hint in English.

• 德国队爆冷1:2不敌日本队。
• Déguó duì bào lěng 1:2 Bù dí rìběn duì.
• Germany lost 2-1 to Japan.

English Interpretation

If you still can’t get the meaning, here is the interpretation of the Chinese sentence:

• 在刚刚结束的2022年卡塔尔世界杯E组第一轮一场比赛中，德国队爆冷1:2不敌日本队。
• Zài gānggāng jiéshù de 2022 nián kǎtǎ’ěr shìjièbēi E zǔ dì yī lún yī chǎng bǐsài zhōng, déguó duì bào lěng 1:2 Bù dí rìběn duì.
• In the just concluded first round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Group E, Germany was upset as it lost 2-1 to Japan.