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轮空

Word · VerbTraditional輪空

have a bye; receive a walkover

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to have a bye; to advance to the next round without playing due to having no opponent

neutral

Used in sports tournaments or any elimination-style competition where the number of participants is not a power of two. The unpaired competitor automatically proceeds.

Yóu由
yú于
cān参
sài赛
duì队
wǔ伍
shì是
jī奇
shù数
 ，
zhǒng种
zǐ子
duì队
shǒu首
lún轮
lún轮
kōng空
 。

Because there is an odd number of participating teams, the seeded team has a bye in the first round.

Tā他
zài在
yù预
xuǎn选
sài赛
chōu抽
qiān签
yùn运
qì气
hǎo好
 ，
zhí直
jiē接
lún轮
kōng空
jìn晋
jí级
le了
 。

He was lucky in the qualifying draw and advanced directly with a walkover.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
sài赛
zhì制
xià下
 ，
měi每
lún轮
dōu都
huì会
yǒu有
yī一
míng名
xuǎn选
shǒu手
lún轮
kōng空
 。

Under this tournament format, one player will have a bye in each round.