复赛 (fù sài) — semifinals; the second round of a competition, between the preliminary round and the finals
Definition
The second round of a tournament, after the preliminary (初赛) and before the final (决赛). In single-elimination brackets it is the semifinal; in other formats it is simply the second stage.
noun
semifinalsthe second round of a competitionbetween the preliminary round and the finals
Examples
- ，复赛。Tā tōng guò le chū sài, xiàn zài zhèng zài zhǔn bèi fù sài.He passed the preliminary round and is now preparing for the semifinals.
- 复赛。Zhè cì fù sài de jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.The competition in this semifinal is very fierce.
- 复赛，。fù sài Zhī hòu, zhǐ yǒu liù míng xuǎn shǒu jìn rù jué sài.After the semifinals, only six contestants advanced to the finals.
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