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比赛 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say bǐsài slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
比赛是指人们为了竞争而进行的活动，比如体育比赛、歌唱比赛等。
bǐsài shì zhēng rén wèi jùndìng ér jìn háo de huódòng, rúkě shì tǐyù bǐsài、singing bǐsài děng。
A competition is an activity where people compete against each other, such as sports competitions or singing contests.
Context note
比赛通常在体育、音乐或学术领域出现，比如学校运动会、歌唱比赛等。
bǐsài tōng cháng zài tǐyù、yuèqǔ huò xuéshì lǐnyè xiàn chū, rúkě shì xuéxiào yùndòng huì、singing bǐsài děng。
Competitions usually appear in sports, music, or academic fields, such as school sports day, singing contests, etc.
5 examples
学校运动会是一个比赛。
xué xiào yùn dòng huì shì yí gè bǐ sài。
The school sports day is a competition.
歌唱比赛中，每个人都尽力表现自己。
gē chàng bǐ sài zhōng， měi gè rén dōu jìn lì biǎo xiàn zì jǐ。
In the singing contest, everyone tries their best to show themselves.
我们学校的足球比赛非常精彩。
wǒ men xué xiào de zú qiú bǐ sài fēi cháng jīng cǎi。
The football match at our school was very exciting.
他参加了全国的数学比赛。
tā cān jiā le quán guó de shù xué bǐ sài。
He participated in the national math competition.
每年都有很多歌唱比赛。
měi nián dōu yǒu hěn duō gē chàng bǐ sài。
There are many singing contests every year.
5 mini stories
小明参加了学校的篮球比赛，他非常努力地练习。
xiǎo míng cān jiā le xué xiào de lán qiú bǐ sài， tā fēi cháng nǔ lì dì liàn xí。
Xiaoming participated in the school basketball competition, and he practiced very hard.
妈妈带小红去参加歌唱比赛，她很紧张但表现得很好。
mā ma dài xiǎo hóng qù cān jiā gē chàng bǐ sài， tā hěn jǐn zhāng dàn biǎo xiàn dé hěn hǎo。
Mom took Xiaohong to participate in the singing contest, she was nervous but did well.
哥哥在学校足球比赛中进球了，大家都为他欢呼。
gē ge zài xué xiào zú qiú bǐ sài zhōng jìn qiú le， dà jiā dōu wèi tā huān hū。
Brother scored a goal in the school football match, everyone cheered for him.
姐姐参加了全国的英语比赛，获得了第一名。
jiě jie cān jiā le quán guó de yīng yǔ bǐ sài， huò dé le dì yī míng。
Sister participated in the national English competition and won first place.
爸爸带小华去参加游泳比赛，他游得很快。
bà ba dài xiǎo huá qù cān jiā yóu yǒng bǐ sài， tā yóu dé hěn kuài。
Dad took Xiaohua to participate in the swimming contest, he swam very fast.