Chinese word

预赛

Pronunciation

Pinyinyù sài

Meaning

  • nounpreliminary round

Example

今天下午有预赛，你要去看吗？jīn tiān xià wǔ yǒu yù sài nǐ yào qù kàn ma

There is a preliminary round this afternoon. Are you going to watch it?

Illustration for 预赛 (preliminary round)

More examples

她通过了预赛，得到了去决赛的资格。tā tōng guò le yù sài dé dào le qù jué sài de zī gé

She passed the preliminary round and qualified for the final.

Core concept

A gate in a tournament that narrows the field before the next major stage.

Common phrases

  • 参加预赛cān jiā yù sài

    participate in the preliminary round

  • 通过预赛tōng guò yù sài

    pass the preliminary round

  • 预赛成绩yù sài chéng jì

    preliminary-round results

Similar words

初赛chū sài: The opening round of a competition, used to choose participants for the next stage.
复赛fù sài: A further round that chooses participants to advance after the opening stage.
决赛jué sài: The last contest, which decides the winner or the final rankings.

Definition in Chinese

为选出能参加决赛或本赛的选手或队伍而举行的预备性比赛。wèi xuǎn chū néng cān jiā jué sài huò běn sài de xuán shǒu huò duì wǔ ér jǔ xíng de yù bèi xìng bǐ sài

Word origin

预 (yù, "beforehand") + 赛 (sài, "competition") form 预赛 (yùsài, "preliminary round"), meaning a contest arranged first to determine who can move forward.

Usage tips

  • Everyday sports talk may use this noun for an event lasting across multiple matches, while a single match is treated as one part of that event.

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