选拔赛 (xuǎn bá sài) — selective trials; qualifying competition (typically in sports)

Definition

Examples

• 这次选拔赛的优胜者将代表国家参加奥运会。
  Zhè cì xuǎn bá sài de yōu shèng zhě jiāng dài biǎo guó jiā cān jiā ào yùn huì.
  The winners of this selective trial will represent the country at the Olympics.
• 他在选拔赛中跑出了个人最好成绩。
  Tā zài xuǎn bá sài zhōng pǎo chū le gè rén zuì hǎo chéng jì.
  He ran a personal best in the qualifying competition.
• 教练通过选拔赛挑选了十名队员参加决赛。
  Jiào liàn tōng guò xuǎn bá sài tiāo xuǎn le shí míng duì yuán cān jiā jué sài.
  Through the selective trials, the coach picked ten players for the final.