初赛

初賽

chūsài

noun #50,210

Meanings

HSK 2

初赛明天上午开始。

Chūsài míngtiān shàngwǔ kāishǐ.

The first round starts tomorrow morning.

HSK 5

我们班有五个人报名参加演讲比赛，只有两个人通过了初赛。

Wǒmen bān yǒu wǔ ge rén bàomíng cānjiā yǎnjiǎng bǐsài, zhǐyǒu liǎng ge rén tōngguò le chūsài.

Five people in our class signed up for the speech contest, and only two got through the first round.

usage

The usual stages: 初赛 (first round), 复赛 (second round), 半决赛 (semifinal) and 决赛 (final). Sports heats are also called 预赛.

初 chū

赛 sài