day 81winning and losing
unit 11 · arts & sportswinning and losing
Talk about competitions: rankings, knock-outs, medals, winning and losing, and board games.
today’s words
- 竞赛 jìngsài · contest, competition
- 赛事 sàishì · sporting event, tournament
- 选拔 xuǎnbá · to select (talent)
- 淘汰 táotài · to eliminate, knock out
- 排名 páimíng · ranking; to rank
- 争夺 zhēngduó · to fight for, contend
- 夺 duó · to seize; to win
- 夺取 duóqǔ · to win, capture
- 对抗 duìkàng · to oppose; face-off
- 击败 jībài · to defeat
- 战胜 zhànshèng · to overcome, beat
- 败 bài · to lose, be defeated
- 超越 chāoyuè · to surpass, go beyond
- 高手 gāoshǒu · expert, ace
- 金牌 jīnpái · gold medal
- 银牌 yínpái · silver medal
- 铜牌 tóngpái · bronze medal
- 奖牌 jiǎngpái · medal
- 亚军 yàjūn · runner-up, second place
- 季军 jìjūn · third place
- 象棋 xiàngqí · Chinese chess (xiangqi)
- 围棋 wéiqí · Go (weiqi)
- 棋子 qízǐ · game piece, chess piece
sentences
- 她在全国数学竞赛中夺得了第一名。 · She took first place in the national maths competition.
- 这个比赛越来越国际化，今年二十个国家的选手一同参加。 · The tournament is getting more and more international: this year, players from twenty countries are taking part.
- 我们队拿了亚军，比去年的季军进步了。 · Our team came second, better than last year’s third.
- 他们一共夺取了五块金牌、三块银牌和两块铜牌。 · They won five golds, three silvers and two bronzes in all.
- 现在的训练越来越科学化了。 · Training is getting more and more scientific.