Chinese word

参赛

Pronunciation

Pinyincān sài

Meaning

  • verbenter a competition

Example

她决定和朋友一起参赛。tā jué dìng hé péng yǒu yì qǐ cān sài

She decided to enter the competition with her friends.

Illustration for 参赛 (enter a competition)

More examples

他通过选拔成功报名参赛。tā tōng guò xuǎn bá chéng gōng bào míng cān sài

He successfully signed up to enter the competition after passing the selection process.

Core concept

A competitor moves from outside a contest into the field where results are decided against other entries.

Common phrases

  • 报名参赛bào míng cān sài

    sign up to enter a competition

  • 获得参赛资格huò dé cān sài zī gé

    qualify to enter a competition

  • 代表学校参赛dài biǎo xué xiào cān sài

    represent the school in a competition

Similar words

参加cān jiā: Join an event or activity and take part in what happens there.
报名bào míng: Tell the organizer you want to take part and complete the registration process.
出赛chū sài: Appear in a match or competition and take part in the contest.

Definition in Chinese

作为选手、队伍或作品进入比赛并参与角逐名次或奖项的动作。zuò wéi xuán shǒu duì wǔ huò zuò pǐn jìn rù bǐ sài bìng cān yù jué zhú míng cì huò jiǎng xiàng de dòng zuò

Word origin

参赛 (cānsài, "enter a competition") combines 参 (cān, "join") with 赛 (sài, "contest"), so its form shows joining a contest.

Usage tips

  • English learners can confuse entering a competition with attending it, but this verb describes the contestant's role rather than a spectator's presence.

Opposites

  • 退赛tuì sàiquit a competitionverb
  • 弃赛qì sàiwithdraw from a competitionverb

Related words

  • 参赛者cān sài zhěcompetition participantnoun
  • 参赛作品cān sài zuò pǐncompetition entrynoun

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