世锦赛 (shì jǐn sài) — world championship (short for 世界锦标赛) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

world championship (short for 世界锦标赛)

Examples

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Tā zài shì jǐn sài shàng dé le jīn pái.
He won a gold medal at the world championship.
世锦赛。
Jīn nián de shì jǐn sài jiāng zài běi jīng jǔ bàn.
This year's world championship will be held in Beijing.
世锦赛。
Hěn duō guó jiā dōu pài yùn dòng yuán cān jiā shì jǐn sài.
Many countries sent athletes to participate in the world championship.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 錦; 锦 is its simplified writing.

金帛錦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

帛帛bó

Sound part声符shēngfú

金

金jīn錦jǐn

Same sound today

The traditional form 錦 pairs 金, which gives its sound, with 帛, cloth.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賽; 赛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell

Sound part声符shēngfú

塞

塞sāi賽sài

Same sound today

The traditional form 賽 uses 貝 (shell) for meaning and 塞 for sound. The simplified 赛 is a later shorthand.

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