day 74the competition

the competition

Follow a match and talk about leagues, rounds, fouls, substitutes, winners and dark horses, and praise something as “every bit as good as” with 不亚于.

today’s words

• 赛 sài · to compete; race, match
• 赛跑 sàipǎo · to race (on foot); a race
• 赛车 sàichē · motor racing; racing car
• 赛季 sàijì · season (of a sport)
• 联赛 liánsài · league (competition)
• 预赛 yùsài · preliminary round, heats
• 竞技 jìngjì · competitive sport, athletics
• 比试 bǐshi · to have a go against each other
• 较量 jiàoliàng · to measure your strength against; a contest
• 较劲 jiàojìn · to compete, be at odds; to strain
• 角逐 juézhú · to contend, vie for
• 冲刺 chōngcì · to sprint (for the finish)
• 起跑线 qǐpǎoxiàn · starting line
• 接力 jiēlì · relay
• 回合 huíhé · round (of a fight or contest)
• 上半场 shàngbànchǎng · first half (of a match)
• 下半场 xiàbànchǎng · second half (of a match)
• 犯规 fànguī · to foul, break the rules
• 出局 chūjú · to be out, be knocked out
• 防守 fángshǒu · to defend; defence
• 替补 tìbǔ · substitute; to substitute
• 主力 zhǔlì · main force, key players
• 阵容 zhènróng · line-up, team
• 队形 duìxíng · formation (of a team)
• 领队 lǐngduì · team leader; to lead a team
• 夺冠 duóguàn · to win the title
• 夺魁 duókuí · to come first, take the top prize
• 取胜 qǔshèng · to win, gain victory
• 胜出 shèngchū · to come out on top
• 胜负 shèngfù · victory or defeat, the outcome
• 失利 shīlì · to lose, suffer a defeat
• 晋级 jìnjí · to go through (to the next round)
• 名次 míngcì · place, ranking
• 垫底 diàndǐ · to come last, be bottom
• 黑马 hēimǎ · dark horse

sentences

• 她的水平不亚于专业运动员。 · She is every bit as good as a professional athlete.
• 这场比赛的精彩程度，不亚于国际大赛。 · This match was every bit as exciting as an international tournament.
• 比赛中最激动人心的，就是最后的冲刺了。 · Nothing in a race is more thrilling than the final sprint.
• 幸亏我们的防守好，不然早就输了。 · Luckily our defence was good, or we’d have lost long ago.
• 我们队在第一轮就出局了。 · Our team was knocked out in the first round.