| 锦标赛 | jǐn biāo sài | championship contest / championships |  |
| 总决赛 | zǒng jué sài | finals (sports) | |
| 公开赛 | gōng kāi sài | (sports) open championship / open (as in "the US Open") | |
| 大奖赛 | dà jiǎng sài | grand prix | |
| 半决赛 | bàn jué sài | semifinals | |
| 季后赛 | jì hòu sài | a playoff | |
| 世锦赛 | shì jǐn sài | world championship | |
| 热身赛 | rè shēn sài | exhibition game | |
| 友谊赛 | yǒu yì sài | friendly match / friendly competition | |
| 足球赛 | zú qiú sài | soccer match / soccer competition | |
| 马赛克 | mǎ sài kè | mosaic (loanword) / pixelation | |
| 参赛者 | cān sài zhě | competitor / CL:名[ming2] | |
| 邀请赛 | yāo qǐng sài | invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms) | |
| 对抗赛 | duì kàng sài | duel / match / competition between paired opponents (e.g. sporting) | |
| 拉力赛 | lā lì sài | rally (car race) (loanword) | |
| 擂台赛 | lèi tái sài | single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) | |
| 淘汰赛 | táo tài sài | a knockout competition | |
| 冠军赛 | guàn jūn sài | championship | |
| 资格赛 | zī gé sài | qualifying round (in sports) | |
| 奥德赛 | Aò dé sài | Homer's Odyssey | |
| 四强赛 | sì qiáng sài | semifinals | |
| 附加赛 | fù jiā sài | additional competition / play-off / decider | |
| 网球赛 | wǎng qiú sài | tennis match / tennis competition / CL:場|场[chang3] | |
| 表演赛 | biǎo yǎn sài | exhibition match | |
| 接力赛 | jiē lì sài | relay race / CL:場|场[chang3] | |
| 吉普赛 | Jí pǔ sài | Gypsy (loanword) | |
| 侯赛因 | Hóu sài yīn | Husain or Hussein (name) / Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura / Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003 | |
| 八强赛 | bā qiáng sài | quarterfinals | |
| 凡尔赛 | Fán ěr sài | Versailles (near Paris) / (slang) to humblebrag / ostensibly modest, but in fact boastful | |
| 弥赛亚 | Mí sài yà | Messiah | |
| 循环赛 | xún huán sài | round-robin tournament | |
| 田径赛 | tián jìng sài | track and field competition | |
| 准决赛 | zhǔn jué sài | semifinal | |
| 计时赛 | jì shí sài | time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock | |
| 奥赛罗 | Aò sài luó | Othello (play by Shakespeare) | |
| 追逐赛 | zhuī zhú sài | pursuit race / chase | |
| 纳赛尔 | Nà sài ěr | Nasr or Nasser (Arab name) / Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), Egyptian President | |
| 象棋赛 | xiàng qí sài | Chinese chess tournament | |
| 奥运赛 | Aò yùn sài | Olympic Games | |
| 半复赛 | bàn fù sài | eighth finals | |
| 比杆赛 | bǐ gān sài | stroke play (golf) | |
| 比赛场 | bǐ sài chǎng | stadium / playing field for a competition | |
| 伯赛大 | Bó sài dà | Bethsaida, settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the New Testament | |
| 多日赛 | duō rì sài | race of several days / many day competition | |
| 凡赛斯 | Fán sài sī | Versace (fashion brand) (Tw) | |
| 复活赛 | fù huó sài | repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports) | |
| 歌唱赛 | gē chàng sài | song contest | |
| 个人赛 | gè rén sài | individual competition / individual race | |
| 公路赛 | gōng lù sài | road race | |
| 加时赛 | jiā shí sài | (sports) overtime / extra time / play-off | |
| 吉卜赛 | jí bǔ sài | gypsy (may refer to Roma people, or to Bohemian lifestyle) | |
| 竞赛者 | jìng sài zhě | player | |
| 凯林赛 | kǎi lín sài | keirin cycle race (paced stadium event) (loanword from Japanese 競輪 / "keirin") | |
| 莱赛尔 | lái sài ěr | lyocell (textiles) (loanword) | |
| 马赛曲 | Mǎ sài qǔ | La Marseillaise | |
| 马赛族 | Mǎ sài zú | Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan / Maasai people of Kenya | |
| 魔赛克 | mó sài kè | Mosaic | |
| 英超赛 | Yīng chāo sài | England premier soccer league | |
| 总杆赛 | zǒng gān sài | stroke play (golf) | |
| 全明星赛 | quán míng xīng sài | all-star | |
| 比赛项目 | bǐ sài xiàng mù | sporting event / item on program of sports competition | |
| 马拉松赛 | mǎ lā sōng sài | marathon race | |
| 凡尔赛宫 | fán ěr sài gōng | the Palace of Versailles, France | |
| 吉普赛人 | jí pǔ sài rén | Gypsy | |
| 吉卜赛人 | jí bǔ sài rén | Gypsy | |
| 接力赛跑 | jiē lì sài pǎo | relay race | |
| 越野赛跑 | yuè yě sài pǎo | cross-country running | |
| 艾赛克斯 | Aì sài kè sī | Essex (English county) | |
| 阿克赛钦 | A1 kè sài qīn | Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau | |
| 百米赛跑 | bǎi mǐ sài pǎo | 100-meter dash | |
| 打马赛克 | dǎ mǎ sài kè | to censor an image / to pixelate | |
| 法利赛人 | Fǎ lì sài rén | Pharisee | |
| 反吉普赛 | fǎn jí pǔ sài | anti-Gypsyism | |
| 福赛斯县 | fú sài sī xiàn | Forsyth | |
| 计时比赛 | jì shí bǐ sài | time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock | |
| 军备竞赛 | jūn bèi jìng sài | arms race / armament(s) race | |
| 开始比赛 | kāi shǐ bǐ sài | to start a match / to kick off | |
| 科尼赛克 | Kē ní sài kè | Koenigsegg (car manufacturer) | |
| 跨栏比赛 | kuà lán bǐ sài | hurdling / hurdles race (athletics event) | |
| 联邦联赛 | lián bāng lián sài | Bundesliga | |
| 里弗赛德 | Lǐ fú sài dé | Riverside | |
| 拳击比赛 | quán jī bǐ sài | boxing match | |
| 射击比赛 | shè jī bǐ sài | shooting match | |
| 台奥赛斯 | tái ào sài sī | Deioces | |
| 太空竞赛 | tài kōng jìng sài | space race | |
| 田忌赛马 | Tián Jì sài mǎ | Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom) | |
| 体育比赛 | tǐ yù bǐ sài | sporting competition | |
| 西洛赛宾 | xī luò sài bīn | psilocybin | |
| 选美比赛 | xuǎn měi bǐ sài | beauty contest | |
| 迎神赛会 | yíng shén sài huì | folk festival, esp. involving shrine or image of God | |
| 以赛亚书 | Yǐ sài yà shū | Book of Isaiah | |
| 自行车赛 | zì xíng chē sài | cycle race | |
| 凡尔赛和约 | | Treaty of Versailles | |
| 长距离比赛 | cháng jù lí bǐ sài | marathon (sports) | |
| 凡尔赛文学 | Fán ěr sài wén xué | (slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag | |
| 和时间赛跑 | hé shí jiān sài pǎo | to race against time | |
| 无安打比赛 | wú ān dǎ bǐ sài | no-hitter | |
| 与时间赛跑 | yǔ shí jiān sài pǎo | to race against time | |
| 军备质量竞赛 | | qualitative arms race | |
| 海军军备竞赛 | hǎi jūn jūn bèi jìng sài | naval arms race | |
| 海上吉普赛人 | hǎi shàng jí pǔ sài rén | sea gypsy | |
| 和布克赛尔县 | Hé bù kè sài ěr xiàn | Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang | |
| 环法自行车赛 | huán fǎ zì xíng chē sài | Tour de France cycle race | |
| 美洲杯足球赛 | měi zhōu bēi zú qiú sài | Copa | |
| 欧洲歌唱大赛 | ōu zhōu gē chàng dà sài | Eurovision Song Contest | |
| 萨达姆侯赛因 | sà dá mǔ hòu sài yīn | Saddam Hussein | |
| 香港打吡大赛 | xiāng gǎng dǎ bǐ dà sài | Hong | |
| 盐酸赛洛西宾 | yán suān sài luò xī bīn | psilocybine hydrochloride | |
| 欧洲电视歌唱赛 | Oū zhōu diàn shì gē chàng sài | Eurovision song contest | |
| 萨达姆・侯赛因 | Sà dá mǔ · Hóu sài yīn | Saddam Hussein | |
| 萨达姆·侯赛因 | Sà dá mǔ · Hóu sài yīn | Saddam Hussein | |
| 亚洲一哩挑战赛 | yà zhōu yī lī tiǎo zhàn sài | Asian | |
| 纳赛尔&bull萨拉丁旅 | nà sài ěr bull;sà lā dīng lu:3 | al-Naser Salah ad-Din Brigades | |
| 东南亚足球锦标赛 | dōng nán yà zú qiú jǐn biāo sài | ASEAN | |
| 马尔代夫足球联赛 | mǎ ěr dài fū zú qiú lián sài | Dhivehi | |
| 比利时足球联赛系统 | bǐ lì shí zú qiú lián sài xì tǒng | Belgian | |
| 温布尔登网球公开赛 | Wēn bù ěr dēng wǎng qiú gōng kāi sài | Wimbledon Championships (tennis) | |
| 匈牙利足球甲级联赛 | xiōng yá lì zú qiú jiǎ jí lián sài | Hungarian | |
| 保加利亚足球甲级联赛 | bǎo jiā lì yà zú qiú jiǎ jí lián sài | Bulgarian | |
| 和布克赛尔蒙古自治县 | Hé bù kè sài ěr Měng gǔ zì zhì xiàn | Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang | |
| Manfred Lachs 空间法模拟法庭竞赛 | | Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competitions | |
| 环境署国际环境摄影比赛 | | UNEP International Photographic Competition on the Environment | |
| 防止外层空间的军备竞赛 | | prevention of an arms race in outer space | |
| 饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙 | fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān | have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb) | |
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