赛跑
sài pǎo
Pinyin

Definition

赛跑
 - 
sài pǎo
  1. race (running)
  2. to race (running)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

跑
páo
  1. 1 (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
吓跑
xià pǎo
  1. 1 to scare away
奔跑
bēn pǎo
  1. 1 to run
快跑
kuài pǎo
  1. 1 to run fast
  2. 2 to sprint
  3. 3 to gallop
  4. 4 Gee up!
  5. 5 Run for it!
赛跑
sài pǎo
  1. 1 race (running)
  2. 2 to race (running)
起跑线
qǐ pǎo xiàn
  1. 1 the starting line (of a race)
  2. 2 scratch line (in a relay race)
跑来跑去
pǎo lái pǎo qù
  1. 1 to scamper
  2. 2 to run around
跑出
pǎo chū
  1. 1 to run out
跑掉
pǎo diào
  1. 1 to run away
  2. 2 to take to one's heels
跑步
pǎo bù
  1. 1 to run
  2. 2 to jog
  3. 3 (military) to march at the double
跑调
pǎo diào
  1. 1 to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
跑路
pǎo lù
  1. 1 to travel on foot
  2. 2 (informal) to run off
  3. 3 to abscond
跑车
pǎo chē
  1. 1 racing bicycle
  2. 2 sporting bicycle
  3. 3 sports car
  4. 4 logging truck
  5. 5 on the job (of a train conductor)
跑道
pǎo dào
  1. 1 athletic track
  2. 2 track
  3. 3 runway (i.e. airstrip)
逃跑
táo pǎo
  1. 1 to flee from sth
  2. 2 to run away
  3. 3 to escape
长跑
cháng pǎo
  1. 1 long-distance running
中长跑
zhōng cháng pǎo
  1. 1 middle distance race
乱跑
luàn pǎo
  1. 1 to run around all over the place
助跑
zhù pǎo
  1. 1 to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc)
  2. 2 approach
  3. 3 run-up
  4. 4 (aviation) takeoff run
慢跑
màn pǎo
  1. 1 jogging
  2. 2 to jog
  3. 3 to canter
  4. 4 a slow trot

Idioms (6)

又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
  2. 2 to talk big
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
  4. 4 also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑了和尚，跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later

Sample Sentences

日本：民众参加“办公椅赛跑”比赛，舒缓压力。
Rìběn ：mínzhòng cānjiā “bàngōngyǐ sàipǎo ”bǐsài ，shūhuǎn yālì 。
Japan: People participate in the "office chair race" competition to relieve stress.
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一百米赛跑的时候，枪声一响，博尔特就一马当先地冲在前面。
yībǎi mǐ sàipǎo de shíhou ，qiāng shēng yī xiǎng ，Bóěrtè jiù yīmǎdāngxiān de chōng zài qiánmian 。
When the gun went off for the 100 meter race, Bolt was the first one out in front.
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对啊。特别是赛跑，我最喜欢看了。
duì a 。tèbiéshì sàipǎo ，wǒ zuì xǐhuan kàn le 。
Yeah. Especially the running races. I like watching them the most.
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伊索寓言：龟兔赛跑
yīsuǒ yùyán ：guī tù sàipǎo
A Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare Race
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