竞赛
Old HSK 6
竞赛 (jìngsài) · contest
竞赛 (jìngsài) means “contest; competition; race”. It is written with 2 characters: 竞 (to compete) + 赛 (to compete). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 竞赛 is built
The characters
竞 jìng · to compete
What 竞 is made of
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
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
他参加了全国数学竞赛。Tā cānjiā le quánguó shùxué jìngsài.He took part in the national math competition.
这次竞赛有一百多人参加。Zhè cì jìngsài yǒu yìbǎi duō rén cānjiā.More than a hundred people entered this contest.
Questions about 竞赛
What does 竞赛 mean?
竞赛 (jìngsài) means “contest; competition; race”.
How do you pronounce 竞赛?
竞赛 is pronounced jìngsài.
Which HSK level is 竞赛?
竞赛 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 竞争jìngzhēngto compete
- 竞选jìngxuǎnto run for office
- 比赛bǐsàimatch
- 决赛juésàifinals (of a competition)
- 参赛cānsàito take part in a competition
- 大赛dàsàibig competition
Learn 竞赛 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.