Chinese word

联赛

Pronunciation

Pinyinlián sài

Meaning

  • nounleague

Example

这次联赛的冠军是谁？zhè cì lián sài de guàn jūn shì shuí

Who is the champion of this league?

Illustration for 联赛 (league)

More examples

下周开始的联赛赛程已经公布。xià zhōu kāi shǐ de lián sài sài chéng yǐ jīng gōng bù

The schedule for the league starting next week has already been announced.

Core concept

A shared competitive structure that turns many contests into one overall set of standings.

Common phrases

  • 联赛冠军lián sài guàn jūn

    league champion

  • 参加联赛cān jiā lián sài

    take part in the league

  • 联赛赛程lián sài sài chéng

    league schedule

  • 联赛排名lián sài pái míng

    league rankings

Similar words

比赛bǐ sài: One match or contest where people or teams compete against each other.
赛季sài jì: The period when a sport's regular games and competitions are held.
锦标赛jǐn biāo sài: A large competition organized in rounds to determine a champion.
赛程sài chéng: A schedule listing the order and times of games in a competition.

Definition in Chinese

在一定赛季内，若干队伍或个人按照赛程相互比赛，通过胜负或积分决定名次的正式竞赛体系。zài yí dìng sài jì nèi ruò gān duì wǔ huò gè rén àn zhào sài chéng xiāng hù bǐ sài tōng guò shèng fù huò jī fēn jué dìng míng cì de zhèng shì jìng sài tǐ xì

Word origin

联 (lián, "join") + 赛 (sài, "contest") forms a compound for contests brought together under one competition.

Usage tips

  • In sports news, 足球联赛 (zúqiú liánsài, "football league") and 篮球联赛 (lánqiú liánsài, "basketball league") show that the sport name can come directly before this noun.

Opposites

  • 杯赛bēi sàicup competitionnoun
  • 淘汰赛táo tài sàiknockout tournamentnoun

Related words

  • 职业联赛zhí yè lián sàiprofessional leaguenoun
  • 联赛制lián sài zhìleague systemnoun
  • 联赛杯lián sài bēileague cupnoun

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