初赛

初賽
chūsài
noun #50,210

Meanings

  1. 1 preliminary round
  2. 2 first round (of a competition)

Examples

HSK 2
Chūsài míngtiān shàngwǔ kāishǐ.
The first round starts tomorrow morning.
HSK 5
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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

初 chū
赛 sài