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竞赛

竞赛 jìngsài

竞赛 jìngsài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 竞赛 jìngsài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jìngsài | jing4 sai4
English translation
race
competition
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About 竞赛 jìngsài

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Traditional form

競賽
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Etymology of 竞赛 jìngsài

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jìng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of jìng . Pictograph of two people side-by-side competing with each other.

Positional decomposition

立兄

Number of Strokes

10
sài

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of sài . Phonosemantic compound. bèi represents the meaning and Sāi represents the sound. bèi (shell) depicts the prize for a competition - shells were used as currency in ancient China.

Phonetic compound

gài

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

gài ⿱? Bèi

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 竞赛 jìngsài

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zài chuàng zhū de 竞赛 jìngsài 并非 bìngfēi 深不可测 shēn bù kě cè .

The race to reinvent the pig is not hard to fathom.

yāo shì xiǎng zài 竞赛 jìngsài Zhōng yíng 过杰基,就要 jiù yào 加把劲 ér le .

You really must pull your socks up if you want to beat Jackie in the competition.

gāi 竞技场 jìng jì chǎng wéi Zhōu 封闭式结构 jiégòu ,可以 kěyǐ 举行 jǔxíng Dǒu jiàn 格斗 gé dòu Dǒu shòu 竞赛 jìngsài 项目 xiàngmù .

The amphitheater was a sealed off round structure . Swordplay, wresting, gladiatoral and other contests were held there.

参加 cānjiā 我们 wǒmen de 竞赛 jìngsài jiù yǒu 机会 jīhuì 轻松 qīngsōng 赢得 yíng dé 1万英镑 de 奖金 jiǎngjīn

Enter our competition and you could walk away with £10,

qǐng 欢迎 huānyíng 我们 wǒmen de xià 一位竞赛 jìngsài 选手 xuǎnshǒu

Please welcome our next contestant.

竞赛 jìngsài Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 竞赛 jìngsài and their own compounds.

竞赛 jìngsài Compounds

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A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

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