Sentence #2029470 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 比赛 is built
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比bǐto compare
匕spoon · bǐ
匕spoon · bǐ
Memory aidTwo people 匕 side by side: to compare.
赛sàito compete
赛 is a single shape of 14 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
How to write 比赛
比 4 strokes · 赛 14 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 比赛 (bǐsài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
比赛 (bǐsài) means “sports match” or “competition”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it bǐsài: bǐ with a 3rd tone, then sài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 比赛 is written 比賽. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 场 (chǎng) or 次 (cì). For example, one sports match is 一场比赛 (yì chǎng bǐsài).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type bisai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 比赛 from the suggestions. Typing bisai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
比赛 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
比bǐ3rd tone, dipping
赛sài4th tone, falling
