start competition; begin match
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to start a competition or match; to begin (sports event)
Used for sports competitions, tournaments, and formal contests. Typically used as an intransitive verb or with a subject indicating the event.
Yà亚
zhōu洲
bēi杯
zú足
qiú球
sài赛
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
sài赛
le了
。
The Asian Cup football tournament has already started.
Zhè这
gè个
sài赛
jì季
gāng刚
gāng刚
kāi开
sài赛
。
This season has just kicked off.
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Shào少
nián年
xì戏
qǔ曲
bǐ比
sài赛
jīn今
tiān天
kāi开
sài赛
。
The youth opera competition starts today.
Bǐ比
sài赛
jiāng将
yú于
míng明
tiān天
shàng上
wǔ午
jiǔ九
diǎn点
kāi开
sài赛
。
The competition will begin at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.