拉力赛

拉力賽
lālìsài
noun #34,105

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rally (motorsport race)
  2. 2 rally race

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā cānjiā le jīnnián de Dá kā ěr lālìsài.
He took part in this year's Dakar Rally.
HSK 7-9
Lālìsài de sàidào chuānguò shāmò hé shānqū.
The rally course runs through deserts and mountains.

Tips

memory
拉力 (lā-lì) is a phonetic loan for English 'rally' - the characters happen to mean 'pull-strength' but here they're just sounds. Add (sài, 'race / contest') for 'rally race'. Compare with the same loan in 拉力 used for 'rally' in tennis.
culture
拉力赛 in Chinese sports media most often refers to off-road endurance races: WRC (世界拉力锦标赛), the 达喀尔拉力赛 (Dakar Rally), and the 中国拉力赛 (China Rally). Distinct from F1 (一级方程式), which is a circuit race.

Stroke Order

sài