HSK 3 · Winning & Losing

决赛

jué sài

final (match)

Stroke order of 决赛

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

决 · 6 strokes赛 · 14 strokes

Memory trick

决 is water 氵 breaking through a dam, and 赛 has a shell 贝: the final contest for the prize.

Parts: 决: 氵 water + 夬, decide; 赛: contest

Example sentence

明天就是决赛了。

The final is tomorrow.

Words with 决

坚决firm; resolute 决心determination 决定to decide; decision 解决to solve

Words with 赛

比赛match; competition

More words: Winning & Losing

得分to score; score 赢to win 输to lose 胜victory; to win 胜利victory 金牌gold medal 银牌silver medal 排名ranking; to rank 领先to lead; to be ahead 落后to fall behind; backward 纪录record 全场the whole audience 争to compete; to argue 争取to strive for

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