擂台赛 (lèi tái sài) — arena challenge match (martial arts or competitive event where the winner stays to face new challengers)
Definition
A 'challenge match' format where the winner stays to face new challengers, used in martial arts and other competitive events. By extension, it can metaphorically describe any head-to-head showdown, like a debate.
noun
arena challenge match (martial arts or competitive event where the winner stays to face new challengers)
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 擂台赛。Zhè cì lèi tái sài xī yǐn le quán guó gè dì de wǔ shù gāo shǒu.This arena challenge attracted martial-arts masters from all over the country.
- 擂台赛，。Tā zài lèi tái sài shàng lián yíng sān chǎng, chéng wéi xīn de lèi zhǔ.He won three matches in a row at the arena challenge and became the new champion.
- 擂台赛。Zhè cì biàn lùn sài jiù xiàng yì chǎng sī xiǎng shàng de lèi tái sài.This debate competition is like an arena challenge of ideas.
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.
擂台 names the challenge platform and 赛 the contest, so the word means a match held there.
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