Abstract: “Leisure Sports” is a term that is both most frequently used and controversial in the present sports field. Whether the phenomena the term tries to illustrate should be sorted as sports and leisure, recreational sports or sports and recreations, it has become the center of discussion. This paper analyzes and interprets the term from the different dimensions of word meaning, subjects, majors and relevant activities, and reaches the conclusion that leisure sports is not merely established by usage. In fact, over the years’ logic construction in practices, the term has developed into a mature and accurate concept. It can not be substituted with the rest three terms due to their absence of practical application.

Key words: leisure sports, multi-dimensional, word meaning analysis