赛段 (sài duàn) — stage (of a competition) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stage (of a competition)

Measure word · 个

Examples

赛段。
Zhè ge sài duàn de bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè.
This stage of the competition is very intense.
赛段。
Tā zài dì yī sài duàn jiù lǐng xiān le.
He took the lead in the first stage.
赛段。
Měi gè sài duàn dōu yǒu bù tóng de tiǎo zhàn.
Each stage has different challenges.

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

段duànsection

赛 names a competition and 段 names a section; together they mean one stage of a contest.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

殳殳shū

Sound part声符shēngfú

厂

厂chǎng段duàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

段's shape shows 殳 as a hammer breaking a stone, with fragments flying off.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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