预赛

• Pinyin: yù sài
• Desglose de hanzi: 预 = 予 + 页 (in advance, preliminary); 赛 = 宀 + 贝 + 齐 (roof + valuables + equal — competing for prizes, a contest)

Significado

ronda preliminar; clasificatoria

Used across sports, academic competitions, and talent contests. Often contrasted with 决赛 (final) and 半决赛 (semifinal). Can function as both noun (参加预赛 — to participate in the preliminaries) and modifier (预赛阶段 — preliminary stage). In Chinese competitive contexts, 预赛 is a formal term used in official regulations and media coverage.

Ejemplos

1. 在世界田径锦标赛100米预赛中，三名选手跑出接近世界纪录的成绩，顺利晋级决赛。
2. 这项全国竞赛设初赛、预赛、半决赛和总决赛四个阶段，预赛由全国评委线上匿名评审技术报告和演示视频。
3. 这名十七岁棋手在预赛中全胜晋级，展现出出色的大局观和中局转换能力，被认为最具潜力。

Guía de uso

Contexto: sports, competition, entertainment, academics

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 世界杯预赛分组抽签后，多支传统强队落入死亡之组，出线形势严峻，也让预赛更受关注。(After the World Cup preliminary group draw, several traditional powerhouses landed in the group of death, making qualification very difficult and drawing more attention to the preliminary round.)
• 这所艺术院校把钢琴入学考试分为预赛和决赛，预赛要求考生二十分钟内演奏指定曲和自选曲，取前30名晋级。(This arts school divides the piano entrance exam into a preliminary round and a final. In the preliminary round, candidates must play one assigned piece and one chosen piece within 20 minutes, and the top 30 advance.)

Incorrecto

• 我们公司内部有个预赛 — 预赛 specifically refers to a formally structured competition with advancement rules; for informal internal contests, use 内部评选 (internal selection), 初步筛选 (preliminary screening), or 选拔赛 (selection contest) instead

Origen e historia

预 (in advance/preliminary) + 赛 (competition — 宀roof + 贝 valuables + 齐 equal, competing for valuable prizes under a roof, a contest). Together: a preliminary competition.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal