参赛
cān sài
Pinyin

Definition

参赛
 - 
cān sài
  1. to compete
  2. to take part in a competition

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

参加
cān jiā
  1. 1 to participate
  2. 2 to take part
  3. 3 to join
参与
cān yù
  1. 1 to participate (in sth)
比赛
bǐ sài
  1. 1 competition (sports etc)
  2. 2 match
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng],次[cì]
  4. 4 to compete
人参
rén shēn
  1. 1 ginseng
公开赛
gōng kāi sài
  1. 1 (sports) open championship
  2. 2 open (as in "the US Open")
半决赛
bàn jué sài
  1. 1 semifinals
参照
cān zhào
  1. 1 to consult a reference
  2. 2 to refer to (another document)
参考
cān kǎo
  1. 1 consultation
  2. 2 reference
  3. 3 to consult
  4. 4 to refer
参观
cān guān
  1. 1 to look around
  2. 2 to tour
  3. 3 to visit
参赛
cān sài
  1. 1 to compete
  2. 2 to take part in a competition
决赛
jué sài
  1. 1 finals (of a competition)
海参
hǎi shēn
  1. 1 sea cucumber
球赛
qiú sài
  1. 1 sports match
  2. 2 ballgame
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng]
竞赛
jìng sài
  1. 1 race
  2. 2 competition
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
联赛
lián sài
  1. 1 (sports) league
  2. 2 league tournament
赛
sài
  1. 1 to compete
  2. 2 competition
  3. 3 match
  4. 4 to surpass
  5. 5 better than
  6. 6 superior to
  7. 7 to excel
赛事
sài shì
  1. 1 competition (e.g. sporting)
赛场
sài chǎng
  1. 1 racetrack
  2. 2 field (for athletics competition)
赛季
sài jì
  1. 1 season (sports)
赛跑
sài pǎo
  1. 1 race (running)
  2. 2 to race (running)

Idioms (5)

三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
  1. 1 (idiom) variable
  2. 2 uneven
  3. 3 irregular
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
  1. 1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. 2 in a tangled mess
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
  1. 1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

参赛者
cānsàizhě
competitor
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是啊，太经典了！这么小儿科的问题，不仅那个参赛者答不出，底下的观众一半以上居然说是太阳！真丢法国人的脸！
shì a ，tài jīngdiǎn le ！zhème xiǎoérkē de wèntí ，bùjǐn nàge cānsàizhě dá bu chū ，dǐxià de guānzhòng yībàn yǐshàng jūrán shuō shì tàiyáng ！zhēn diū Fǎguó rén de liǎn ！
Yeah, it's such a classic. Such a simple question, but not only was that participant unable to respond, but more than half of the people in the audience also somehow thought it was the sun! How humiliating for the French!
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大家看，紧跟在芙蓉身后的这两位，从打扮就可以知道，是的，她们是春哥和曾哥，听说这次会以组合的方式参赛，真是出人意料。
dàjiā kàn ，jǐngēn zài Fúróng shēnhòu de zhè liǎngwèi ，cóng dǎbàn jiù kěyǐ zhīdào ，shì de ，tāmen shì Chūngē hé Zēnggē ，tīngshuō zhècì huì yǐ zǔhé de fāngshì cānsài ，zhēn shì chūrényìliào 。
Everyone, take a look at the two people following closely behind Fu Rong. Just from their get-up you can tell who they are. That's right, they're Brother Chun and Brother Zeng. I've heard they've formed a partnership for this competition. A real surprise for everyone.
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