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预赛 (yù sài): Preliminary round (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
预 • yù • in advance; beforehand
yù
预
in advance; beforehand
赛 • sài • to compete, to contest • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sài
赛
to compete, to contest
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 预赛.
Words with
预
预习
yù xí
to prepare a lesson
预报
yù bào
forecast; prediction
预测
yù cè
to forecast
预约
yù yuē
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booking
预计
yù jì
to forecast
预订
yù dìng
subscribe; book; place an order
预防
yù fáng
prevent; take precautions against; guard against
干预
gān yù
intervene; interpose; meddle
Words with
赛
比赛
bǐ sài
competition; match
参赛
cān sài
to compete
大赛
dà sài
grand contest
决赛
jué sài
finals [of a competition]
赛场
sài chǎng
racetrack
竞赛
jìng sài
contest; competition; race
赛事
sài shì
sporting event; competition; tournament
联赛
lián sài
league
4.
How to Use 预赛 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
成绩
yù
预
sài
赛
chéng
成
jì
绩
neutral
preliminary results
Measure Word + Noun
with
场
yì
一
chǎng
场
yù
预
sài
赛
Verb + Object
tōng
通
guò
过
yù
预
sài
赛
neutral
Noun + Noun
with
阶段
yù
预
sài
赛
jiē
阶
duàn
段
5.
Example Sentences with 预赛
míng
明
tiān
天
yǒu
有
yù
预
sài
赛
。
neutral
a preliminary match
pass the preliminary round
cān
参
jiā
加
yù
预
sài
赛
neutral
participate in the preliminary round
neutral
preliminary stage
There is a preliminary round tomorrow.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
yù
预
sài
赛
jìng
竞
zhēng
争
jī
激
liè
烈
,
tā
他
yī
依
rán
然
píng
凭
jiè
借
wěn
稳
dìng
定
fā
发
huī
挥
chéng
成
gōng
功
jìn
晋
jí
级
。
Despite the fierce competition in the preliminary round, he still successfully advanced due to his stable performance.
nǐ
你
què
确
dìng
定
yù
预
sài
赛
de
的
guī
规
zé
则
hé
和
qù
去
nián
年
wán
完
quán
全
yí
一
yàng
样
ma
吗
?
Are you sure the rules for the preliminary round are exactly the same as last year?
tā
他
zài
在
yù
预
sài
赛
zhōng
中
biǎo
表
xiàn
现
hěn
很
hǎo
好
,
shùn
顺
lì
利
jìn
进
rù
入
le
了
jué
决
sài
赛
。
He performed well in the preliminary round and successfully advanced to the finals.
yóu
由
yú
于
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
bù
不
zú
足
,
tā
他
yí
遗
hàn
憾
dì
地
wèi
未
néng
能
tōng
通
guò
过
yù
预
sài
赛
。
Due to insufficient preparation, he unfortunately failed to pass the preliminary round.