tooironic Posted February 22, 2015 at 09:44 PM Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 at 09:44 PM Is there a common Chinese word which coneys the meaning of "tournament" in English? I'm not just talking about 比赛 or 竞赛 here but a word in Chinese which can mean "a series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted February 22, 2015 at 10:26 PM Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 at 10:26 PM Your definition of tournament seems to lean towards a particular type of tournament, but there are so many different kinds. Group tournaments, knock-out tournaments/elimination tournaments, etc. The definition you mentioned to be honest I feel is already covered by 比赛.The words I can think of to talk about contests off the top of my head are: 比赛 竞赛 联赛 锦标赛 冠军赛 系列赛 比赛 and 竞赛 to me both can mean match or tournament depending on the type of contest. I generally assume a 歌唱比赛 or 舞蹈比赛 are going to be tournaments with rounds and whatnot, and I would be very confused if a 高尔夫比赛 was not a tournament. 联赛 is specifically a league match/tournament. 锦标赛 and 冠军赛 to me are pretty much the same thing, and are matches/tournaments that fit your description above except that they are generally only open to people who are already champions. 系列赛 is usually 世界XX系列赛, like "World Poker Series" or whatever, which to me is equivalent to a tournament but I suppose semantics may differ slightly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted February 23, 2015 at 03:26 AM Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 at 03:26 AM Many thanks 陳德聰, immensely helpful, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 23, 2015 at 01:00 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 at 01:00 PM The Chess.com app translates it as 锦标赛. I find it hard to think of any more authoritative source... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muirm Posted February 23, 2015 at 03:15 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 at 03:15 PM 大赛 can be used for big tournaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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