赛
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sài · to compete, to contend

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #1181
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14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 赛

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sàiWords pronounced sài
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Example sentences

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Wǒ men qù kàn le bǐ sài.我们去看了比赛。

We went to the races.

Source: Tatoeba #5091476 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lín dá shì dà huì de cān sài zhě zhīyī.琳达是大会的参赛者之一。

Linda is one of the contestants in the pageant.

Source: Tatoeba #5550041 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bú shì gè róng yì de sài pǎo.这不是个容易的赛跑。

It wasn't an easy race.

Source: Tatoeba #9432374 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuí néng yíng zhè chǎng bǐ sài hái shuō bú dìng.谁能赢这场比赛还说不定。

It's still not certain who's going to win this match.

Source: Tatoeba #717284 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǒu kě néng yíng dé bǐ sài.他有可能赢得比赛。

He is likely to win the game.

Source: Tatoeba #332558 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǐ sài qián wǒ yì zhí dōu hěn jǐn zhāng.比赛前我一直都很紧张。

I always get nervous just before a match.

Source: Tatoeba #2029470 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 赛 in context

  1. Say sài, then recall the core meaning: to compete, to contend.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 比赛 (bǐ sài), meaning “competition”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 赛 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.