决赛 (juésài) · finals (of a competition)

决赛 (juésài) means “finals (of a competition)”. It is written with 2 characters: 决 (to decide) + 赛 (to compete). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 决赛 is built

The characters

决 jué · to decide

What 决 is made of

冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

赛 sài · to compete

What 赛 is made of

宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person

Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 宀 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们班进了决赛。Wǒmen bān jìn le juésài.Our class made it to the finals.

决赛什么时候开始？Juésài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?When do the finals start?

Questions about 决赛

What does 决赛 mean?

决赛 (juésài) means “finals (of a competition)”.

How do you pronounce 决赛?

决赛 is pronounced juésài.

Which HSK level is 决赛?

决赛 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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