参赛

參賽

cānsài

verb HSK 6 #4,393

Meanings

To participate in a competition — to compete.

她报名参赛了马拉松比赛。

Tā bàomíng cānsài le mǎlāsōng bǐsài.

She signed up to compete in the marathon.

参赛选手必须年满十八岁。

Cānsài xuǎnshǒu bìxū nián mǎn shíbā suì.

Participants must be at least eighteen years old.

今年有来自二十个国家的运动员参赛。

Jīnnián yǒu láizì èrshí gè guójiā de yùndòngyuán cānsài.

This year athletes from twenty countries are competing.

usage

参赛者/参赛选手 means 'participant/contestant.' Compare with 比赛 (bǐsài, the competition itself) and 参加比赛 (a longer way to say the same thing).

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