Usage note
大赛表示比较大的比赛或竞赛。
dà sài biǎo shì bǐ jiào dà de bǐ sài huò jìng sài。
A major competition means a large contest or competition.
Context note
大赛常出现在体育、表演和比赛新闻里。
dà sài cháng chū xiàn zài tǐ yù 、 biǎo yǎn hé bǐ sài xīn wén lǐ。
Major competitions often appear in sports, performances, and competition news.
5 examples
他参加大赛。
tā cān jiā dà sài。
He is participating in the competition.
这是一场大赛。
zhè shì yì chǎng dà sài。
This is a major competition.
大赛开始了。
dà sài kāi shǐ le。
The competition has started.
我们去看大赛。
wǒ men qù kàn dà sài。
We go to watch the competition.
大赛很精彩。
dà sài hěn jīng cǎi。
The competition is wonderful.
5 mini stories
学校举办了一场大赛，很多同学都报名了。
xué xiào jǔ bàn le yì chǎng dà sài， hěn duō tóng xué dōu bào míng le。
The school held a competition, and many classmates signed up.
老师说参加大赛之前要先认真练习。
lǎo shī shuō cān jiā dà sài zhī qián yào xiān rèn zhēn liàn xí。
The teacher said to practice carefully before taking part in the competition.
我在电视上看见一场很有意思的大赛。
wǒ zài diàn shì shàng kàn jiàn yì chǎng hěn yǒu yì sī de dà sài。
I saw a very interesting competition on TV.
大赛结束以后，大家一起鼓掌。
dà sài jié shù yǐ hòu， dà jiā yì qǐ gǔ zhǎng。
After the competition ended, everyone clapped together.
这次大赛让我学到了很多。
zhè cì dà sài ràng wǒ xué dào le hěn duō。
This competition taught me a lot.
Mini dialogue
足球比赛
A
你看了昨天的足球大赛吗？
Nǐ kàn le zuótiān de zúqiú dà sài ma?
Did you watch yesterday's big football competition?
B
看了，非常精彩！
Kàn le, fēicháng jīngcǎi!
Yes, it was very exciting!
参加比赛
A
我报名参加了学校的书法大赛。
Wǒ bàomíng cānjiā le xuéxiào de shūfǎ dà sài.
I signed up for the school's calligraphy competition.
B
加油，祝你取得好成绩！
Jiāyóu, zhù nǐ qǔdé hǎo chéngjì!
Good luck, I wish you a good result!
Related words and contrasts
similar
比赛
bǐsài
competition/match
比赛 is a general competition, while 大赛 is a large-scale one.
related
冠军
guànjūn
champion
The winner of a 大赛 becomes the 冠军.