# 预赛 (yùsài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 预赛 (yùsài) means “preliminary competition; qualifier; heat”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: preliminary competition; qualifier; heat
- Pinyin: yùsài (yu4 sai4)
- Traditional: 預賽
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他轻松通过了预赛。
  Tā qīngsōng tōngguòle yùsài.
  He easily passed the preliminary round.

## Characters

- 预 (yù): to advance; in advance
- [赛](https://hanziro.com/word/sai-match/) (sài): match; competition

https://hanziro.com/word/yu-sai-preliminary-competition/

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