竞 jìng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
竞技
jìngjì
competitive sports; to compete
Characters in this word
技 jì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 支 to support, to sustain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 竞技体育最残酷的地方在于，微小失误也可能决定金牌归属。 Jìngjì tǐyù zuì cánkù de dìfang zài yú, wēixiǎo shīwù yě kěnéng juédìng jīnpái guīshǔ. The harshest part of competitive sport is that even a tiny mistake may decide who wins the gold medal.
- 他在竞技比赛中拿到了第二名。 Tā zài jìngjì bǐsài zhōng nádào le dì'èr míng. He came second in the competition.
- 电子竞技现在也成了一项很受欢迎的比赛。 Diànzǐ jìngjì xiànzài yě chéng le yí xiàng hěn shòu huānyíng de bǐsài. Esports has now also become a very popular kind of competition.
Related words
- 竞赛 jìngsài competition
- 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete; competition
- 竞相 jìngxiāng one after another; to vie with one another
- 竞选 jìngxuǎn to run for election; to campaign
- 技术 jìshù technology; technical skill
- 科技 kējì technology
- 技巧 jìqiǎo skill; technique
- 技能 jìnéng skill
- 高新技术 gāoxīnjìshù high and new technology
- 技艺 jìyì skill, artistry
- 绝技 juéjì unique skill; consummate skill
- 演技 yǎnjì acting skill; performance