(bǐ sài) - competition, match, game; to compete in Mandarin
bǐsàiTraditional: 比賽
Translation
competition, match, game; to compete
Word origin
A two-character word: 比 'to compare, to contend' (two figures side by side) plus 赛 'to compete, a match' (which contains the shell radical 贝, associated with value or prizes). Together 比赛 means a competition or match.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 比 (contend) + 赛 (contains 贝, shell)
Stroke order
比
赛
Examples
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There is a football match today.
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Our team won the competition.
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He took part in today's competition.
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There is a football match tomorrow.
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We won the match.
比赛 (bǐ sài) means a competition, match, or contest and can also function as a verb meaning to compete. 比 means to compare and 赛 means to contest or race. It covers sports matches (足球比赛, football match), academic competitions (演讲比赛, speech competition), and other contests. The measure word is 场 (chǎng) for a single match event: 一场比赛.
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