赛会

賽會

sàihuì

noun #35,745

Meanings

1 temple festival with a religious procession
2 competitive games or exposition

Characters

gathering; meeting

Examples

村里每年举行一次赛会。

Cūnlǐ měinián jǔxíng yí cì sàihuì.

The village holds a temple festival once a year.

鲁迅在《五猖会》中描写了童年看赛会的情景。

Lǔ Xùn zài 《 Wǔchānghuì 》 zhōng miáoxiě le tóngnián kàn sàihuì de qíngjǐng.

Lu Xun described going to a temple festival as a child in 'The Wu Chang Festival'.

城里举办了一场体育赛会。

Chénglǐ jǔbàn le yì chǎng tǐyù sàihuì.

The city held a sports games event.

Tips

culture

The traditional sense is a folk-religion festival where a deity's statue is paraded through the streets, followed by performers. Lu Xun's essay 五猖会 (Wǔchānghuì, 'The Wu Chang Festival') made the term famous in modern reading. A second, more modern sense covers organized competitions or expositions.

Stroke Order

赛 sài

会 huì