赛 sài
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
赛车
sàichē
racing car; motor racing
Characters in this word
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 赛车运动不仅考验速度，也考验团队对风险和机械状态的判断。 Sàichē yùndòng bùjǐn kǎoyàn sùdù, yě kǎoyàn tuánduì duì fēngxiǎn hé jīxiè zhuàngtài de pànduàn. Motor racing tests not only speed but also a team's judgement of risk and mechanical condition.
- 周末的赛车比赛吸引了很多观众。 Zhōumò de sàichē bǐsài xīyǐn le hěn duō guānzhòng. The weekend motor race attracted many spectators.
- 他花了很多钱改装自己的赛车。 Tā huā le hěn duō qián gǎizhuāng zìjǐ de sàichē. He spent a lot of money modifying his racing car.
Related words
- 比赛 bǐsài competition; match
- 决赛 juésài final match
- 大奖赛 dàjiǎngsài Grand Prix
- 竞赛 jìngsài competition
- 赛事 sàishì competition event
- 联赛 liánsài league; league competition
- 赛 sài to compete; to contest; to surpass
- 赛季 sàijì sports season; competitive season
- 赛跑 sàipǎo to race; running race
- 预赛 yùsài preliminary contest; preliminary round
- 车 chē car, vehicle
- 车票 chēpiào ticket (bus or train)