开赛 (kāi sài) — to start a match, to begin a competition

Definition

开赛 (kāi sài) means 'a match/competition begins or opens' — used as a verb or set phrase for the official start of a sporting event, distinct from 开始 (general 'begin').

verb
to start a matchto begin a competition

Examples

  • 2024开赛
    2024 Nián ào yùn huì jiāng zài bā lí kāi sài.
    The 2024 Olympics will open in Paris.
  • Tā men kāi le sān chǎng sài, quán yíng le.
    They played three matches and won them all.
  • 开赛
    Bǐ sài mǎ shàng kāi sài, qǐng zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi.
    The competition is about to begin; please get ready.

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