How to say “competition” in Chinese
competition, match
“Competition” in Chinese is 比赛, bǐ sài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
比赛 is read bǐ sài: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two people standing side by side are being compared.
On top, 宀 “roof”; below, 贝 “shell”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “比赛”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 比赛. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想参加网球比赛wǒxiǎngcānjiāwǎngqiúbǐsàiI want to take part in a tennis tournament.
- 昨天的比赛怎么样？zuótiāndebǐsàizěnmeyàngHow was yesterday's match?
- 比赛开始了bǐsàikāishǐleThe match has started!
- 全班同学都参加了比赛。quánbāntóngxuédōucānjiālebǐsàiThe whole class took part in the competition.
- 比赛将要开始了。bǐsàijiāngyàokāishǐleThe competition is about to begin.
- 比赛明天正式开始。bǐsàimíngtiānzhèngshìkāishǐThe competition officially starts tomorrow.
More words from the lesson “Competitions”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “competition” in Chinese?
“Competition” in Chinese is 比赛, pinyin bǐsài.
What does 比赛 mean?
比赛 (bǐsài) means “competition, match”.
How do you write 比赛?
比赛 is 2 characters: 比 (bǐ) — compare; 赛 (sài) — competition. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 比赛?
比赛 is read bǐsài. Tones: bǐ — third tone, sài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“competition” in the lesson “Competitions”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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