赛跑 (賽跑)
sài pǎo
Pinyin
Definition
赛跑 (賽跑)
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- race (running)
- to race (running)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
- 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
- 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
东奔西跑
- 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 2 to bustle about
满嘴跑火车
- 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
- 2 to talk big
跑了和尚跑不了庙
- 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
- 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
- 3 I'll get you sooner or later
- 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
- 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
- 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
- 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。
Japan: People participate in the "office chair race" competition to relieve stress.
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。
When the gun went off for the 100 meter race, Bolt was the first one out in front.
对啊。特别是赛跑,我最喜欢看了。
Yeah. Especially the running races. I like watching them the most.
伊索寓言:龟兔赛跑
A Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare Race