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everyone present / the whole audience / across-the-board / unanimously / whole duration (of a competition or match)
HSK 3
to compete; to race / contest; competition; match; race
HSK 5
high tide; high water / upsurge; peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm
HSK 4
to score a point (in a competition, test etc) / score; rating; grade
HSK 3
score (of a game or competition)
HSK 4
finals (of a competition)
HSK 3
to compete / competition
HSK 5
competition (sports etc) / match / CL: 場|场, / to compete
HSK 3
sports competition / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
(of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme
HSK 4
racetrack / field (for athletics competition)
HSK 6
admission ticket; (fig.) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field
HSK 7-9
to compete / to take part in a competition
HSK 6
sporting competition
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) / fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
HSK 7-9
stadium / playing field for a competition
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to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel
HSK 6
competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition)
(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
HSK 7-9
Thomas Cup (international badminton team competition)
to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring
HSK 7-9
to judge (a competition) / to appraise
HSK 7-9
unfair competition / illicit competition
fair competition
competition (e.g. sporting)
National Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1959
time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock
market competition
to name (a sports team, a competition etc)
to finish a competition; to complete a race (without withdrawing partway through)
to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
HSK 7-9
soccer match / soccer competition
peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal
friendly match; friendly competition
a draw (in competition) / a tie
talent show / talent competition
direct competitor / direct competition
competition model
olympiad mathematics / competition math
competition of skill (e.g. sports) / athletics tournament
HSK 7-9
to take silver / to come second in a competition
Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)
preliminary competition / to hold preliminary heats
HSK 7-9
race of several days / many day competition
martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest
Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)
field events (athletics competition)
to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition
to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition
competition format; tournament system (e.g. round robin, single-elimination knockout etc)
(of a sports competition or match) to commence / (of a war or battle) to break out / to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera) / to brawl / to come to blows
National Intercity Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1988
preliminary contest / initial heats of a competition
sporting event / item on program of sports competition
(archaic) adept and valiant military general / skilled athlete; top player / champion-level athlete (title awarded by the General Administration of Sport of China based on performance in international and national competitions) (abbr. for 運動健將|运动健将)
additional competition / play-off / decider
to ban (an athlete) from competitions
to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)
empress's throne / (fig.) first place in a women's competition
track events (athletics competition)
individual competition / individual race
to recover some lost ground (in a competition)
competition schedule / the course of a race
(sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success
tennis match / tennis competition / CL: 場|场
champion-level athlete (title awarded by the General Administration of Sport of China based on performance in international and national competitions)
a knockout competition
(of a snooker competition or golf tournament) to start; to kick off
to withdraw from a competition
recipient (of an award) / winner (in a competition)
Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition
time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山 (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) / fig. to fail an exam / to fall behind (in a competition)
first round (of a competition etc)
sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)
crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner / first place in a women's competition
score (of a game or competition)
rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake)
to snatch gold / to take first place in a competition
track and field competition
second half (of sporting competition)
incomparable / head and shoulders above the competition
elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring
price competition / bid (in an auction) / to compete on price / to bid against sb
(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year / (of a business) to be profitable / (of a stock market) to rise / (sport) to win one's first match of a competition
duel / match / competition between paired opponents (e.g. sporting)
to lose a war / fig. the loser (in a competition or election)
competition / to compete / to pursue
Ryder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition)
(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
to draw (a competition) / to fight to a standstill
stage of a competition
(slang) negative, toxic competition between women (esp. in seeking the favor and approval of men)
the final bell (esp. in sports competition)
sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)


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