大奖赛 (dà jiǎng sài) — grand prix; major competition with a grand prize
Definition
大奖赛 is a 'grand prix' — a large, prestigious competition, often for sports (like 国际赛车大奖赛) or other elite contests. 比赛 is the everyday word for any match or competition; 大奖赛 implies a higher-profile, prize-heavy event.
noun
grand prixmajor competition with a grand prize
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大奖赛。Tā yíng dé le zhè cì dà jiǎng sài de guàn jūn.He won the championship of this grand prix.
- 大奖赛。Zhè ge dà jiǎng sài xī yǐn le lái zì shì jiè gè dì de xuǎn shǒu.This grand prix attracted contestants from all over the world.
- 大奖赛。Shàng hǎi měi nián dōu huì jǔ bàn guó jì sài chē dà jiǎng sài.Shanghai holds an international racing grand prix every year.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
大 means big and 奖 means prize, forming a grand prize, while 赛 means contest.
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