Chinese Word: 赛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

赛 (Trad.: 賽)HSK 3

Pinyin: sài

English Definition: to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel

Chinese Definition:
①比胜负，比好坏，竞争：比赛。竞赛。赛场。
②胜似，比得过：一个赛一个，都不一般。
③好似，比得上：简直赛真的。
④旧时祭祀酬报神恩的迷信活动：赛神。赛会。赛社。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic:宀 indicates the sound; 贝 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 塞寒

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比赛HSK 3	bǐ sài	competition (sports etc); match; Classifiers: 场 ,次 ; to compete
联赛	lián sài	(sports) league; league tournament
决赛HSK 5	jué sài	finals (of a competition)
竞赛HSK 6	jìng sài	race; competition; Classifiers: 个
锦标赛	jǐn biāo sài	championship contest; championships

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 kàn zú qiú 看足球 bǐ sài 比赛。 I like to watch football matches.
2		jīn tiān 今天 wǒ men 我们 yào 要 tī 踢 bǐ sài 比赛。 Today we have a game to play.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 qiú chǎng 球场 shàng 上 bǐ sài 比赛。 They play games on the court.
4		zhè chǎng 这场 bǐ sài 比赛 yuè lái yuè 越来越 jī liè 激烈。 The match is getting more and more intense.
5		bǐ sài 比赛 de 的 shèng fù 胜负 hěn nán 很难 yù cè 预测。 It's difficult to predict the outcome of the game.

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 kàn zú qiú 看足球 bǐ sài 比赛。 I like to watch football matches.
2		jīn tiān 今天 wǒ men 我们 yào 要 tī 踢 bǐ sài 比赛。 Today we have a game to play.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 qiú chǎng 球场 shàng 上 bǐ sài 比赛。 They play games on the court.
4		zhè chǎng 这场 bǐ sài 比赛 yuè lái yuè 越来越 jī liè 激烈。 The match is getting more and more intense.
5		bǐ sài 比赛 de 的 shèng fù 胜负 hěn nán 很难 yù cè 预测。 It's difficult to predict the outcome of the game.