赛区 (sài ōu) — competition area, venue for a competition | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

competition areavenue for a competition

Measure word · 个

Examples

赛区。
Zhè ge sài ōu shì jīn nián ào yùn huì de zhǔ chǎng guǎn.
This competition area is the main venue for this year's Olympics.
赛区。
Zú qiú bǐ sài zài sān gè bù tóng de sài ōu jìn xíng.
The football matches are held in three different competition areas.
赛区。
Měi gè sài ōu dōu yǒu yán gé de ān bǎo cuò shī.
Each competition area has strict security measures.

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.

赛sàicompetition

赛区 uses '赛' for competition and '区' for area.

Characters in this word

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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