赛跑 sàipǎo race (running)
race (running); to race (running)
How to remember 赛跑: 赛 compete + 跑 run = race (running).
Characters
How it is used
- A running race; to race on foot - 百米赛跑 (bǎi mǐ sàipǎo) the 100-meter dash; 和时间赛跑 (hé shíjiān sàipǎo) to race against time.
- Verb-object; the figurative 'race against X' (time, disease) is very common.
- Specifically running, unlike 赛车 (sàichē, vehicle racing).
Example sentences
- 这次赛跑他用了13秒。 Zhè cì sàipǎo tā yòngle shísān miǎo.He took thirteen seconds to complete the race.
- 那个赛跑运动员跃过了地面上的洞。 Nàge sàipǎo yùndòngyuán yuèguò le dìmiàn shàng de dòng.The runner jumped over the hole in the ground.