Chinese word

决赛

Pronunciation

Pinyinjué sài

Meaning

  • nounfinal

Example

我们下周有决赛。wǒ men xià zhōu yǒu jué sài

We have the final next week.

Illustration for 决赛 (final)

More examples

球队终于打进了决赛。qiú duì zhōng yú dǎ jìn le jué sài

The team finally reached the final.

Core concept

The last competitive stage where the overall result is settled.

Common phrases

  • 参加决赛cān jiā jué sài

    compete in the final

  • 打进决赛dǎ jìn jué sài

    reach the final

  • 在决赛中zài jué sài zhōng

    in the final

Similar words

半决赛bàn jué sài: A semifinal match whose winner moves on to the championship match.
预赛yù sài: A qualifying match in which players or teams compete for places in the main competition.
决胜点jué shèng diǎn: A point that decides the winner of a match.

Definition in Chinese

决赛指在一个赛事中决定最终胜负的那一场比赛，也可指系列赛的最后一轮。jué sài zhǐ zài yí gè sài shì zhōng jué dìng zuì zhōng shèng fù de nà yì cháng bǐ sài yě kě zhǐ xì liè sài de zuì hòu yì lún

Word origin

决 (jué, "decide") + 赛 (sài, "contest") form a word for the contest that settles who wins.

Usage tips

  • A series can have this stage as its last round, even when it is made up of several games rather than one match.

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