競賽

See also: 竞赛

Chinese

		to compete; to contend; to struggle	to compete; competition; match
trad. (競賽)		競	賽
simp. (竞赛)		竞	赛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngsài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging⁶ coi³, ging³ coi³
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kēng-sài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gêng⁶ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngsài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngsài
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-sai⁴
    • Yale: jìng-sài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqsay
    • Palladius: цзинсай (czinsaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging⁶ coi³, ging³ coi³
    • Yale: gihng choi, ging choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging⁶ tsoi³, ging³ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging⁶ coi³, ging³ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/, /kɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kēng-sài
    • Tâi-lô: kīng-sài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kexngsaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ sai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² sai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ sai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ sai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ sai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gêng⁶ sai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kĕng sài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ sai²¹³/

Verb

競賽

1. to compete; to have a contest

Synonyms

• 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài)
• 比試／比试 (bǐshì)
• 較量／较量 (jiàoliàng)
• 周旋 (zhōuxuán)

Noun

競賽

1. competition; contest (Classifier: 場／场 m)

Usage notes

For competition in a general sense, use 競爭／竞争 (jìngzhēng).

Synonyms

• 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài)

Derived terms

• 競賽圖／竞赛图 (jìngsàitú)

• 軍備競賽／军备竞赛 (jūnbèi jìngsài)