How is 赛 pronounced?

赛 is pronounced “sài” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 赛?

赛 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 赛?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 赛 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6verb / nounverb

赛

Traditional: 賽

sài

赛 (sài) means “to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character (traditional 賽) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

今天的足球赛非常精彩。

Jīntiān de zúqiú sài fēicháng jīngcǎi.

Today's football match was very exciting.

Words containing 赛

比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match; to compete 决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)竞赛jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race 大赛dà sàigrand contest 参赛cān sàito compete; to take part in a competition 联赛lián sài(sports) league; league tournament 赛场sài chǎngracetrack; field (for athletics competition)半决赛bàn jué sàisemifinals 大奖赛dà jiǎng sàigrand prix

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Frequently asked questions

What does 赛 mean?: 赛 (sài) means “to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 赛 pronounced?: 赛 is pronounced “sài” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 赛?: 赛 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 赛?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 赛 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18