co1 coi3初賽初赛
Jyutpingco1 coi3
Yalechō choi
Definition
Heat or preliminary contest; a competition held at the beginning of a tournament to eliminate contestants.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the initial stage of a competition where the field is narrowed down. It is commonly used in sports contexts like swimming or track and field, but also applies to talent shows or academic quizzes. Unlike the formal term 預賽, which sounds more like a dry administrative label, 初賽 is the standard way to describe the actual experience of competing in the early rounds.
Measure word
coeng4場chèunghExamples
He was lucky to make it to the finals; he almost got eliminated in the heats.
Related words
Common phrases
participate in the heats
eliminated in the heats
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
