比赛
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
比赛 (bǐsài) · match
比赛 (bǐsài) means “match; competition; to compete”. It is written with 2 characters: 比 (to compare) + 赛 (to compete). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 比赛 is built
The characters
比 bǐ · to compare
What 比 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
- 冂 — frame
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
明天有足球比赛。Míngtiān yǒu zúqiú bǐsài.There's a football match tomorrow.
昨天谁赢了比赛？Zuótiān shéi yíng le bǐsài?Who won the match yesterday?
Questions about 比赛
What does 比赛 mean?
比赛 (bǐsài) means “match; competition; to compete”.
How do you pronounce 比赛?
比赛 is pronounced bǐsài.
Which HSK level is 比赛?
比赛 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 比较bǐjiàofairly
- 比例bǐlìproportion
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 比分bǐfēnscore
- 对比duìbǐto compare
- 比方bǐfangfor example
- 比喻bǐyùmetaphor
- 比重bǐzhòngproportion
Learn 比赛 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.