赛前 (sài qián) — before a match/game/competition; pre-competition

Definition

Examples

• 运动员在赛前进行了最后的热身。
  Yùn dòng yuán zài sài qián jìn xíng le zuì hòu de rè shēn.
  The athletes did their final warm-up before the match.
• 赛前的气氛非常紧张。
  sài qián De qì fen fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.
  The atmosphere before the match was very tense.
• 教练在赛前给队员们布置了战术。
  Jiào liàn zài sài qián gěi duì yuán men bù zhì le zhàn shù.
  The coach arranged tactics for the team before the match.