赛 (賽)
sài
Pinyin

Definition

赛 (賽)
 - 
sài
  1. to compete
  2. competition
  3. match
  4. to surpass
  5. better than
  6. superior to
  7. to excel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

比赛
bǐ sài
  1. 1 competition (sports etc)
  2. 2 match
  3. 3 classifier: 场 chǎng
  4. 4 classifier: 次 cì
  5. 5 to compete
决赛
jué sài
  1. 1 finals (of a competition)
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
赛季
sài jì
  1. 1 season (sports)
赛车
sài chē
  1. 1 auto race
  2. 2 cycle race
  3. 3 race car

Idioms (3)

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
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

明天的比赛，我十拿九稳。
míngtiān de bǐsài ，wǒ shínájiǔwěn 。
I am certain that I will win the game tomorrow.
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比赛
bǐsài
competition
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复赛
fùsài
semifinal or quarterfinal
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预赛
yùsài
preliminary competition; heats
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决赛
juésài
finals (competition) "The decider"
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参赛者
cānsàizhě
competitor
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如果一行诗句可以代表一种诗派，我就愿举这行诗为象征诗派艺术的代表。每次念及，我不禁想起法国现代画家昂利·卢梭（Henri Rousseau）的杰作“沉睡的吉普赛人”。
rúguǒ yìháng shījù kěyǐ dàibiǎo yīzhǒng shī pài ，wǒ jiù yuàn jǔ zhè xíng shī wèi xiàngzhēng shī pài yìshù de dàibiǎo 。měicì niànjí ，wǒ bùjīn xiǎng qǐ Fǎguó xiàndài huàjiā Ánglì ·Lú Suō （Henri Rousseau ）de jiézuò “chénshuì de Jípǔsàirén ”。
If one line of poetry can represent a poetic movement, I would nominate this line to represent Symbolism. Each time I recite this line, I can't help but think of 'The Sleeping Gypsy', a masterpiece by contemporary French artist Henri Rousseau.
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没错，金马奖自一九六二年创办以来，已经有五十多年的历史了，当时是为了促进电影制作事业，对优良的电影及优秀的电影工作者提供的一项竞赛奖励。
méicuò ，jīnmǎjiǎng zì yījiǔliùèrnián chuàngbàn yǐlái ，yǐjīng yǒu wǔshíduō nián de lìshǐ le ，dāngshí shì wèile cùjìn diànyǐng zhìzuò shìyè ，duì yōuliáng de diànyǐng jí yōuxiù de diànyǐng gōngzuòzhě tígōng de yī xiàng jìngsài jiǎnglì 。
That's right. From their founding in 1962, the Golden Horse Awards have already been around for over 50 years. At the time they were aimed at boosting the film production industry, to reward excellent films and excellent film workers.
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篮球队原本可以赢这个比赛，却因为轻敌，让煮熟的鸭子飞了。
lánqiú duì yuánběn kěyǐ yíng zhège bǐsài ，què yīnwèi qīngdí ，ràng zhǔshúdeyāzifēile 。
The basketball team could have won the game, but they lost the game because they were underestimating their opponent.
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你最近躲到哪儿去啦？连上周篮球赛你也没来。
nǐ zuìjìn hide to nǎr qù la ？lián shàngzhōu lánqiú sài nǐ yě méi lái 。
Where have you been lately? You didn't even show up at the basketball game last week.
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