Usage note
参赛表示参加比赛。
cān sài biǎo shì cān jiā bǐ sài。
To compete means to take part in a competition.
Context note
参赛常出现在体育、表演和活动里。
cān sài cháng chū xiàn zài tǐ yù 、 biǎo yǎn hé huó dòng lǐ。
Competing often appears in sports, performances, and events.
5 examples
他要参赛。
tā yào cān sài。
He will compete.
我们报名参赛。
wǒ men bào míng cān sài。
We signed up to compete.
很多同学参赛。
hěn duō tóng xué cān sài。
Many classmates are competing.
参赛很有意思。
cān sài hěn yǒu yì sī。
Competing is very interesting.
她准备参赛。
tā zhǔn bèi cān sài。
She is preparing to compete.
5 mini stories
学校比赛那天，很多同学都报名参赛。
xué xiào bǐ sài nà tiān， hěn duō tóng xué dōu bào míng cān sài。
On the school competition day, many classmates signed up to compete.
老师说参赛以前要先做好准备。
lǎo shī shuō cān sài yǐ qián yào xiān zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi。
The teacher said we should prepare well before competing.
他第一次参赛，心里有点紧张。
tā dì yī cì cān sài， xīn lǐ yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng。
It was his first time competing, and he was a little nervous.
大家参赛以后，都玩得很开心。
dà jiā cān sài yǐ hòu， dōu wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
After everyone competed, they all had a lot of fun.
我想参赛，因为想试试看。
wǒ xiǎng cān sài， yīn wèi xiǎng shì shì kàn。
I want to compete because I want to try.
Mini dialogue
参加比赛
A
你报名参加学校的跑步比赛了吗？
Nǐ bàomíng cānsài xuéxiào de pǎobù bǐsài le ma?
Did you sign up to compete in the school's running race?
B
报名了，我下周参赛。
Bàomíng le, wǒ xià zhōu cānsài.
Yes, I'll compete next week.
为朋友加油
A
我哥哥今天参赛，我们去给他加油吧。
Wǒ gēge jīntiān cānsài, wǒmen qù gěi tā jiāyóu ba.
My brother is competing today, let's go cheer for him.
B
好，希望他参赛顺利！
Hǎo, xīwàng tā cānsài shùnlì!
Okay, hope his competition goes well!
Related words and contrasts
similar
比赛
bǐsài
match; competition
参赛 means to take part in a 比赛 (competition).
similar
参加
cānjiā
to join; to participate
参加 is a general word for joining an activity; 参赛 is specifically for competitions.