How to say “take part in a competition” in Chinese
take part in a competition
“Take part in a competition” in Chinese is 参赛, cān sài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
参赛 is read cān 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
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 “参赛”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 参赛. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他年龄太小不能参赛tāniánlíngtàixiǎo,bùnéngcānsàiHe's too young; he can't compete.
More words from the lesson “The big tournament”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take part in a competition” in Chinese?
“Take part in a competition” in Chinese is 参赛, pinyin cānsài.
What does 参赛 mean?
参赛 (cānsài) means “take part in a competition”.
How do you write 参赛?
参赛 is 2 characters: 参 (cān) — take part; 赛 (sài) — competition. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 参赛?
参赛 is read cānsài. Tones: cān — first tone, sài — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“take part in a competition” in the lesson “The big tournament”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. 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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