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sài
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to compete
  2. 2. competition
  3. 3. match
  4. 4. to surpass
  5. 5. better than
  6. 6. superior to
  7. 7. to excel

Words Containing 赛

个人赛
gè rén sài

individual competition

霍赛
huò sài

Jose (name)

赛夏族
sài xià zú

Saisiyat or Saisiat, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

邀请赛
yāo qǐng sài

invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)

赛罕
sài hǎn

Saihan District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[hū hé hào tè shì], Inner Mongolia

初赛
chū sài

preliminary contest

赛段
sài duàn

stage of a competition

开赛
kāi sài

to start a match

选美比赛
xuǎn měi bǐ sài

beauty contest

赛点
sài diǎn

match point (tennis etc)

赛德克族
sài dé kè zú

Seediq, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

赛龙舟
sài lóng zhōu

to race dragon boats

凡尔赛宫
fán ěr sài gōng

the Palace of Versailles, France

赛特
sài tè

Seth (name)

里弗赛德
lǐ fú sài dé

Riverside

开始比赛
kāi shǐ bǐ sài

to start a match

自行车赛
zì xíng chē sài

cycle race

西洛赛宾
xī luò sài bīn

psilocybin

赛车
sài chē

auto race

计时赛
jì shí sài

time trial (e.g. in cycle race)

赛程
sài chéng

competition schedule

赛马
sài mǎ

horse race

科尼赛克
kē ní sài kè

Koenigsegg (car manufacturer)

半复赛
bàn fù sài

eighth finals

侯赛因
hóu sài yīn

Husain or Hussein (name)

足球赛
zú qiú sài

soccer match

象棋赛
xiàng qí sài

Chinese chess tournament

越野赛跑
yuè yě sài pǎo

cross-country running

擂台赛
lèi tái sài

single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)

环法自行车赛
huán fǎ zì xíng chē sài

Tour de France cycle race

追逐赛
zhuī zhú sài

pursuit race

世锦赛
shì jǐn sài

world championship

马赛曲
mǎ sài qǔ

La Marseillaise

赛车场赛
sài chē chǎng sài

stadium cycle race

对抗赛
duì kàng sài

duel

法利赛人
fǎ lì sài rén

Pharisee

竞赛
jìng sài

to compete; to race

总决赛
zǒng jué sài

finals (sports)

多日赛
duō rì sài

race of several days

赛车手
sài chē shǒu

racing driver

复活赛
fù huó sài

repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports)

凯林赛
kǎi lín sài

keirin cycle race (paced stadium event) (loanword from Japanese 競輪 \keirin\)

总杆赛
zǒng gān sài

stroke play (golf)

冠军赛
guàn jūn sài

championship

赛轮思
sài lún sī

Cerence, US company providing AI-based automotive assistants

与时间赛跑
yǔ shí jiān sài pǎo

to race against time

季后赛
jì hòu sài

a playoff

马赛克
mǎ sài kè

mosaic (loanword)

赛德娜
sài dé nà

Sedna, small body in the outer reaches of the solar system

奥赛罗
ào sài luó

Othello (play by Shakespeare)

凡尔赛文学
fán ěr sài wén xué

(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag

赛氏篱莺
sài shì lí yīng

(bird species of China) Sykes's warbler (Iduna rama)

赛先生
sài xiān sheng

\Mr Science\, phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[wǔ sì yùn dòng]

百米赛跑
bǎi mǐ sài pǎo

100-meter dash

预赛
yù sài

preliminary competition

阿克赛钦
ā kè sài qīn

Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau

赛因斯
sài yīn sī

science (loanword)

拳击比赛
quán jī bǐ sài

boxing match

比赛
bǐ sài

competition (sports etc)

淘汰赛
táo tài sài

a knockout competition

祭赛
jì sài

to give sacrifice

径赛
jìng sài

track events (athletics competition)

赛力斯
sài lì sī

Seres, Chinese electric vehicle brand

比赛项目
bǐ sài xiàng mù

sporting event

马拉松赛
mǎ lā sōng sài

marathon race

友谊赛
yǒu yì sài

friendly match

赛艇
sài tǐng

boat race

大奖赛
dà jiǎng sài

grand prix

八强赛
bā qiáng sài

quarterfinals

赛会
sài huì

religious procession

准决赛
zhǔn jué sài

semifinal

弥赛亚
mí sài yà

Messiah

联赛
lián sài

(sports) league

跨栏比赛
kuà lán bǐ sài

hurdling

赛车女郎
sài chē nǚ láng

pit babe

三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

欧洲歌唱大赛
ōu zhōu gē chàng dà sài

Eurovision Song Contest

赛龙船
sài lóng chuán

dragon-boat race

加赛
jiā sài

a play-off

棋赛
qí sài

chess game

大赛
dà sài

grand contest

禁赛
jìn sài

to ban (an athlete) from competitions

半决赛
bàn jué sài

semifinals

歌唱赛
gē chàng sài

song contest

赛罕区
sài hǎn qū

Saihan District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[hū hé hào tè shì], Inner Mongolia

计时比赛
jì shí bǐ sài

time trial (e.g. in cycle race)

田忌赛马
tián jì sài mǎ

Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

接力赛跑
jiē lì sài pǎo

relay race

退赛
tuì sài

to pull out of the competition

竞赛者
jìng sài zhě

player

和布克赛尔蒙古自治县
hé bù kè sài ěr měng gǔ zì zhì xiàn

Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang

赛事
sài shì

competition (e.g. sporting)

田赛
tián sài

field events (athletics competition)

赛马场
sài mǎ chǎng

race course

凡尔赛
fán ěr sài

Versailles (near Paris)

四强赛
sì qiáng sài

semifinals

拉力赛
lā lì sài

rally (car race) (loanword)

纳赛尔
nà sài ěr

Nasr or Nasser (Arab name)

吉卜赛人
jí bǔ sài rén

Gypsy

普赛
pǔ sài

psi (Greek letter Ψψ)

赛义迪
sài yì dí

Said or Sayed (Arabic name)

赛里木湖
sài lǐ mù hú

Sayram Lake in Xinjiang

赛道
sài dào

race course

参赛者
cān sài zhě

competitor

循环赛
xún huán sài

round-robin tournament

赛车场
sài chē chǎng

motor racetrack

赛格威
sài gé wēi

Segway PT

资格赛
zī gé sài

qualifying round (in sports)

奥德赛
ào dé sài

Homer's Odyssey

迎神赛会
yíng shén sài huì

folk festival, esp. involving shrine or image of God

以赛亚书
yǐ sài yà shū

Book of Isaiah

赛跑
sài pǎo

race (running)

赛季
sài jì

season (sports)

赛场
sài chǎng

racetrack

吉普赛人
jí pǔ sài rén

Gypsy

打马赛克
dǎ mǎ sài kè

to censor an image

赛璐珞
sài lù luò

celluloid (loanword)

莱赛尔
lái sài ěr

lyocell (textiles) (loanword)

赛马会
sài mǎ huì

the Jockey Club, Hong Kong philanthropic organization (and former gentleman's club)

赛珍珠
sài zhēn zhū

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate

网球赛
wǎng qiú sài

tennis match

伯赛大
bó sài dà

Bethsaida, settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the New Testament

艾赛克斯
ài sài kè sī

Essex (English county)

公路赛
gōng lù sài

road race

军备竞赛
jūn bèi jìng sài

arms race

赛博
sài bó

(loanword) cyber-

附加赛
fù jiā sài

additional competition

比赛场
bǐ sài chǎng

stadium

表演赛
biǎo yǎn sài

exhibition match

球赛
qiú sài

sports match

公开赛
gōng kāi sài

(sports) open championship

赛璐玢
sài lù fēn

cellophane (loanword)

决赛
jué sài

finals (of a competition)

英超赛
yīng chāo sài

England premier soccer league

萨达姆·侯赛因
sà dá mǔ · hóu sài yīn

Saddam Hussein

比杆赛
bǐ gān sài

stroke play (golf)

复赛
fù sài

(sports) semifinal or quarterfinal

出赛
chū sài

to compete

热身赛
rè shēn sài

exhibition game

赛百味
sài bǎi wèi

Subway (fast food restaurant)

和布克赛尔县
hé bù kè sài ěr xiàn

Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang

温布尔登网球公开赛
wēn bù ěr dēng wǎng qiú gōng kāi sài

Wimbledon Championships (tennis)

饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙
fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

赛扬
sài yáng

Celeron (an Intel chip)

体育比赛
tǐ yù bǐ sài

sporting competition

接力赛
jiē lì sài

relay race

马赛
mǎ sài

Marseille, city in south France

加时赛
jiā shí sài

(sports) overtime

三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

迳赛
jìng sài

track

长距离比赛
cháng jù lí bǐ sài

marathon (sports)

赛船
sài chuán

boat race

再赛
zài sài

to compete again (i.e. either have a rematch or, when the scores are tied, have extra time)

参赛
cān sài

to compete

马赛族
mǎ sài zú

Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

锦标赛
jǐn biāo sài

championship contest

田径赛
tián jìng sài

track and field competition

奥运赛
ào yùn sài

Olympic Games