竞赛

競賽

jìngsài

noun/verb HSK 5 #5,091

Meanings

1 contest; competition; match
2 to compete in a contest

Characters

to compete; to vie

match; competition; to race

Competing in a match — a formal contest or competition.

Examples

他参加了数学竞赛。

Tā cānjiā le shùxué jìngsài.

He participated in a math competition.

这次竞赛一共有五十支队伍。

Zhè cì jìngsài yīgòng yǒu wǔshí zhī duìwǔ.

There are fifty teams in this competition.

知识竞赛的题目很难。

Zhīshi jìngsài de tímù hěn nán.

The questions in the knowledge contest are very difficult.

Tips

usage

竞赛 is more formal than 比赛 (bǐsài). 竞赛 often implies academic, professional, or organized competitions (数学竞赛, 知识竞赛). 比赛 is more general and used for sports too.

Stroke Order

竞 jìng

赛 sài