运动鞋 (yùndòngxié) Sneakers (Intermediate)
In this Chinese phrase, “运动 (yùndòng)” means sports and “鞋 (xié)” means shoes.
Example:
Hāi, bùmáng ba? Péi wǒ qù mǎi shuāng xié ba.
A: 嗨, 不 忙 吧?陪 我 去 买 双 鞋 吧。
Hi, are you free? How about accompanying me to go buy a pair of shoes?
Hǎo ā, nǐ zhǔnbèi mǎi shénme xié?
B: 好 啊,你 准备 买 什么 鞋?
Ok, what kind of shoes do you want to buy?
Dāngrán shì yùndòngxié le.
A: 当然 是 运动鞋 了。
Sneakers of course.