比赛

• 拼音: bǐ sài
• 汉字拆解: 比 = two people side by side, meaning to compare; 赛 = 宀 (roof) + 贝 (shell/money) components, meaning to compete

含义

Competition; match; contest; to compete. Any organised event where people compete against each other.

Used for sports matches, academic contests, talent competitions, and more. As a verb, means to compete or have a match. As a noun, refers to the competition itself. Very common in daily Chinese.

例句

1. 明天我们学校有一场足球比赛。
2. 她在唱歌比赛中获得了第一名。
3. 我们来比赛，看谁跑得快。

用法指南

语境: sports, school, events

语气: energetic

正确说法

• 你要参加这次演讲比赛吗？(Are you going to participate in this speech contest?)
• 比赛结果出来了。(The competition results are out.)

错误说法

• 一个比赛 (Don't use 个 as the primary measure word — use 场 for a match: 一场比赛, or 次 for an occurrence: 一次比赛)

起源与历史

Compound of 比 (to compare) and 赛 (to compete), together meaning a competitive event.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal