赛程 (sài chéng) — race course, track (for a race); competition sc… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

赛程 covers both the layout of a race itself (the course or track) and the timing of a tournament (the schedule of matches). One word, two senses: the physical route versus the calendar of events.

noun

race coursetrack (for a race)competition schedulefixture list

Measure word · 项

Examples

赛程，。
Mǎ lā sōng sài chéng hěn cháng, xuǎn shǒu xū yào hěn dà de nài lì.
The marathon course is very long; runners need great endurance.
赛程。
Zhè cì bǐ sài de sài chéng ān pái dé hěn jǐn còu.
The competition schedule for this event is arranged very tightly.
赛程。
Tā men yào gēn jù tiān qì tiáo zhěng sài chéng.
They have to adjust the fixture list according to the weather.

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sàicontest

程chéngcourse

赛 (contest) and 程 (course) combine to mean the course of a race.

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.

禾呈程

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

呈

呈chéng程chéng

Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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