Chinese word

竞赛

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìng sài

Meaning

  • nouncompetition

Example

明天学校有个竞赛，你要去吗？míng tiān xué xiào yǒu gè jìng sài nǐ yào qù ma

There is a competition at school tomorrow. Are you going?

Illustration for 竞赛 (competition)

More examples

他去年报名参加了一个竞赛，并获得了名次。tā qù nián bào míng cān jiā le yí gè jìng sài bìng huò dé le míng cì

He signed up for a competition last year and placed.

Core concept

An organized test of skill in which rules and judging turn performance into rankings or prizes.

Common phrases

  • 报名参加竞赛bào míng cān jiā jìng sài

    sign up for a competition

  • 竞赛项目jìng sài xiàng mù

    competition category

  • 组织竞赛zǔ zhī jìng sài

    hold a competition

Similar words

比赛bǐ sài: A contest or match that determines results through wins, losses, or recorded performance.
竞争jìng zhēng: The activity of trying to gain a better result or position than others.

Definition in Chinese

由组织举办、按规则和评判进行的比赛，通常有名次或奖项。yóu zǔ zhī jǔ bàn àn guī zé hé píng pàn jìn xíng de bǐ sài tōng cháng yǒu míng cì huò jiǎng xiàng

Word origin

竞 (jìng, "compete") + 赛 (sài, "contest") combine the idea of striving against others with an organized event judged by rules.

Usage tips

  • In school and community notices, this noun can name the whole scheduled event, helping learners separate the event from a single round or one participant's result.

Other meanings

  • racenoun
  • matchnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 竞赛者jìng sài zhěcontestantnoun
  • 竞赛项目jìng sài xiàng mùcompetition categorynoun

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