赛会 (sài huì) — competition event; tournament; religious procession (especially with floats and performances)
Definition
In modern Chinese 赛会 most often means a large-scale sports or competitive event (tournament, championship meet), as in 国际体育赛会. The traditional sense of a religious procession with floats still appears in folk-festival contexts (e.g. 庙会赛会).
noun
competition eventtournamentreligious procession (especially with floats and performances)
Examples
- 赛会。Zhè cì guó jì tǐ yù sài huì xī yǐn le quán qiú dǐng jiān yùn dòng yuán.This international sports tournament attracted top athletes from around the world.
- 赛会。Měi nián miào huì qī jiān de sài huì dōu rè nao fēi fán.The religious processions during the annual temple fair are always extraordinarily lively.
- 赛会。Kē jì bó lǎn huì shàng yǒu yí gè zhǔ tí sài huì.There is a themed exposition at the science and technology fair.
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