Chinese word

游泳比赛

Pronunciation

Pinyinyóu yǒng bǐ sài

Meaning

  • nounswimming competition

Example

明天有游泳比赛。míng tiān yǒu yóu yǒng bǐ sài

There is a swimming competition tomorrow.

Illustration for 游泳比赛 (swimming competition)

More examples

我想参加游泳比赛。wǒ xiǎng cān jiā yóu yǒng bǐ sài

I want to take part in a swimming competition.

Core concept

Swimmers follow the same rules while their times or results are compared for the best performance.

Common phrases

  • 参加游泳比赛cān jiā yóu yǒng bǐ sài

    take part in a swimming competition

Similar words

比赛bǐ sài: An event in which people or teams compete to determine who wins or gets the best result.
接力赛jiē lì sài: A swimming relay in which swimmers race one after another and hand over to the next swimmer.

Definition in Chinese

运动员在水中游泳，按照统一规则争取更快速度或更好成绩的比赛活动。yùn dòng yuán zài shuǐ zhōng yóu yǒng àn zhào tǒng yì guī zé zhēng qǔ gèng kuài sù dù huò gèng hǎo chéng jì de bǐ sài huó dòng

Word origin

游泳比赛 (yóuyǒngbǐsài, "swimming competition") joins 游泳 (yóuyǒng, "swimming") with 比赛 (bǐsài, "competition"), making the event type clear.

Usage tips

  • The word does not specify a stroke, distance, age group, or relay format; those details come from the surrounding words.

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