竞赛 meaning in English
to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
Meaning of 竞赛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to compete; to race
- contest; competition; match; race
How to use 竞赛
竞赛 sounds more formal than 比赛 (bǐsài). It is often used for academic or organized contests, like math or knowledge competitions, and also for races between countries or companies. Example: 他参加了全国数学竞赛。 (Tā cānjiā le quánguó shùxué jìngsài.) He took part in the national math competition.
竞 (jìng) means to compete and 赛 (sài) means a match or race. Put them together and you get a contest where people compete to win. 赛 also appears in 比赛 (bǐsài).
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 竞赛 and 竞争 (jìngzhēng). 竞赛 is a specific contest with rules and results. 竞争 is general competition, like market competition between companies.
竞赛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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竞 jìng · to compete · 10 strokes
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赛 sài · to compete · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 竞赛.
| 比赛 | bǐsài | competition (sports etc); match |
| 决赛 | juésài | finals (of a competition) |
| 竞争 | jìngzhēng | to compete; competition |
| 大奖赛 | dàjiǎngsài | grand prix |
| 大赛 | dàsài | grand contest |
| 参赛 | cānsài | to compete; to take part in a competition |
| 联赛 | liánsài | (sports) league; league tournament |
| 赛场 | sàichǎng | racetrack; field (for athletics competition) |
| 半决赛 | bànjuésài | semifinals |
| 竞选 | jìngxuǎn | to take part in an election; to run for office |
| 赛车 | sàichē | auto race; cycle race |
| 赛跑 | sàipǎo | race (running); to race (running) |
Questions about 竞赛
What does 竞赛 mean?
竞赛 (jìngsài) means "to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 竞赛?
竞赛 is made of 2 characters: 竞 (10 strokes), 赛 (14 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.
Is 竞赛 an HSK word?
Yes. 竞赛 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 竞赛 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 竞赛 is written 競賽.
What is the difference between 竞赛 and 比赛?
比赛 is the everyday word, especially for sports games like a football match. 竞赛 is more formal and is common for academic contests, skill contests, and abstract races such as an arms race (军备竞赛 jūnbèi jìngsài).
Can 竞赛 be used as a verb?
Yes, it can mean to compete, for example 两个班在竞赛 (liǎng gè bān zài jìngsài), the two classes are competing. In practice it is used more often as a noun, with verbs like 参加 (cānjiā, take part in) or 举办 (jǔbàn, hold).