预赛

• 拼音: yù sài
• 汉字拆解: 预 = 予 + 页 (in advance, preliminary); 赛 = 宀 + 贝 + 齐 (roof + valuables + equal — competing for prizes, a contest)

含义

A preliminary round; a qualifier; heat. A competition held to determine who advances to the main or final round.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: sports, competition, entertainment, academics

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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

起源与历史

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.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal