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赛

sài · sai

Traditional 賽

HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我们(wǒmen)来(lái)赛跑(sàipǎo)吧(ba)！

    Dengdeng, let's have a race!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，从(cóng)这棵(zhèkē)树(shù)跑(pǎo)到(dào)那个(nàge)门口(ménkǒu)。

    Okay, from this tree to that gate.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)让(ràng)我(wǒ)先(xiān)跑(pǎo)三步(sānbù)，行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    Will you let me run three steps first?

  4. Dengdeng

    行(xíng)，我(wǒ)数(shǔ)一(yī)二(èr)三(sān)，然后(ránhòu)比赛(bǐsài)开始(kāishǐ)！

    Fine. I will count one, two, three, and then the race starts!

  5. Liangliang

    一(yī)，二(èr)……我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)跑(pǎo)了(le)！

    One, two... I am already running!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)没(méi)等(děng)我(wǒ)数(shǔ)三(sān)，这次(zhècì)赛跑(sàipǎo)不算(bùsuàn)！

    You didn't wait for me to say three. This race doesn't count!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)明(míng)天(tiān)跟(gēn)三(sān)班(bān)赛(sài)一(yì)场(chǎng)篮(lán)球(qiú)。

We're playing a basketball match against Class Three tomorrow.

02

他(tā)跑(pǎo)得(de)比(bǐ)谁(shéi)都(dōu)快(kuài)，简(jiǎn)直(zhí)赛(sài)过(guò)专(zhuān)业(yè)选(xuǎn)手(shǒu)。

He runs faster than anyone, even surpassing professional athletes.

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