竞赛 jìngsài to compete
to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
How to remember 竞赛: 竞 to compete + 赛 compete = to compete.
Characters
How it is used
- A competition / contest - 知识竞赛 (zhīshi jìngsài) a knowledge quiz, 军备竞赛 (jūnbèi jìngsài) an arms race.
- Emphasizes organized rivalry to win; near 比赛 (bǐsài) but 竞赛 leans toward formal/large-scale or metaphorical races.
- Formal register.
Example sentences
- 我爸爸参加了料理竞赛并得了第一名。 Wǒ bàbà cānjiā le liàolǐ jìngsài bìng dé le dìyìmíng.My father participated in a cooking contest and came in first.