参赛者 (cānsàizhě): contestant

Measure Word

一位参赛者 wèi

Meanings

1 contestant
2 competitor
3 participant (in a competition)

Characters

参

cān

to participate; to join

Examples

HSK 2

今年的参赛者特别多。

Jīnnián de cānsàizhě tèbié duō.

There are especially many contestants this year.

HSK 6

所有参赛者请到起点集合。

Suǒyǒu cānsàizhě qǐng dào qǐdiǎn jíhé.

All contestants, please gather at the starting point.

Tips

grammar

参赛 (participate in competition) + 者 (person who does something). The suffix 者 is a common way to form agent nouns in Chinese.

Stroke Order

参 cān

赛 sài

者 zhě

Related Words

参赛 cānsài HSK 6 #4,393

to compete; to participate in a competition / to enter a contest

参与者 cānyùzhě #17,435

participant

竞赛 jìngsài HSK 5 #5,091

contest; competition; match / to compete in a contest

赛季 sàijì #5,096

season (sports) / competition season

大赛 dàsài HSK 6 #2,862

grand contest; major competition / championship; tournament

市场参与者 shìchǎng cānyùzhě

market participant / market player

决赛 juésài HSK 3 #2,443

finals / final round (of a competition)

赛 sài HSK 6 #1,333

competition; match; game / to compete; to race / to surpass

挑战赛 tiǎozhànsài #5,985

challenge match / challenge competition

比赛 bǐsài HSK 3 #331

competition; match; game / to compete; to race