锦标赛

錦標賽
jǐnbiāosài
noun #7,444

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 championship; tournament
  2. 2 championship competition

Characters

Brocade + prize + competition — a championship, originally a competition for a brocade banner prize.

Examples

Shìjiè jǐnbiāosài míngtiān kāishǐ.
The world championship starts tomorrow.
Tā zài quánguó jǐnbiāosài zhōng huòdé le jīnpái.
He won a gold medal at the national championship.
Zhè shì tā dì yī cì cānjiā jǐnbiāosài.
This is her first time competing in a championship.

Tips

history
originally referred to a brocade banner () used as a prize () in traditional boat races. The term later evolved to mean 'championship' in modern sports.

Stroke Order

jǐn
biāo
sài