小组赛

小組賽

xiǎozǔsài

noun

Meanings

1 group stage; group-stage match (sports)

Characters

Examples

球队在小组赛阶段表现出色。

Qiúduì zài xiǎozǔsài jiēduàn biǎoxiàn chūsè.

The team performed excellently in the group stage.

他们小组赛三战全胜。

Tāmen xiǎozǔsài sān zhàn quán shèng.

They won all three group-stage matches.

Tips

usage

小组 (small group) + 赛 (match) — the opening round-robin phase of a tournament. Usually followed by 淘汰赛 (knockout stage). World Cup groups (A–H) are 小组 A、小组 B, etc.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

组 zǔ

赛 sài