起来 起來 qi lai (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) / indicating completion / (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment / also pr. [qi3lai5] syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 竞赛 競賽 jìng sài to compete / to race / contest / competition / match / race syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 初步 chū bù initial / preliminary / tentative syn 锦标赛 錦標賽 jǐn biāo sài championship contest / championships 选美 選美 xuǎn měi beauty contest 角逐 jué zhú to tussle / to contend / to contest syn 较量 較量 jiào liàng to pit oneself against sb / to compete with sb / contest / battle / to haggle / to quibble syn 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest 亚军 亞軍 yà jūn second place (in a sports contest) / runner-up 预赛 預賽 yù sài preliminary competition / to hold preliminary heats 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 博弈 bó yì games (such as chess, dice etc) / gambling / contest syn 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 初审 初審 chū shěn preliminary trial 约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules syn 初试 初試 chū shì preliminary exam / qualifying exam / first try / preliminary testing 改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 败阵 敗陣 bài zhèn to be defeated on the battlefield / to be beaten in a contest syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 科考 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration 德比 dé bǐ (sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals) 临战 臨戰 lín zhàn just before the contest / on the eve of war 对决 對決 duì jué confrontation / contest / showdown 比拼 bǐ pīn to compete fiercely / contest 半场 半場 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court 御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest 刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn 擂 lèi (bound form) platform for a martial art contest / Taiwan pr. [lei2] syn 打擂台 打擂臺 dǎ lèi tái (old) to fight on the leitai / (fig.) to enter a contest syn 拉锯战 拉鋸戰 lā jù zhàn to-and-fro tussle / closely-fought contest 事先通知 shì xiān tōng zhī preliminary notification / to announce in advance 国际初审单位 International Preliminary Examining Authority 执行情况初步评估 Preliminary Implementation Assessment 国际初审 國際初審 guó jì chū shěn international preliminary examination 初步谈判 初步談判 chū bù tán pàn preliminary negotiation 保护非物质文化遗产公约初稿 保護非物質文化遺產公約初稿 preliminary draft convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage 的的喀喀湖水域初步经济研究和开发协定 的的喀喀湖水域初步經濟研究和開發協定 Agreement on the Preliminary Economic Study of the Exploitation of the Waters of Lake Titicaca 研究和利用的的喀喀湖水域初步公约 研究和利用的的喀喀湖水域初步公約 Preliminary Convention on the Study of the Exploitation of the Waters Lake Titicaca 初步发展和试验阶段 初步發展和試驗階段 Preliminary development and testing phase 执行1965年内陆国过境贸易公约的初步协定 執行1965年內陸國過境貿易公約的初步協定 Preliminary Agreement for implementing the 1965 Convention on the Transit Trade of Land-Locked Countries 拉丁美洲非核化预备会议最后文件 拉丁美洲非核化預備會議最後文件 Final Act of the Preliminary Meeting on the Denuclearization of Latin America 预备管理监督委员会 預備管理監督委員會 Preliminary Management Oversight Board 民族和解协定缔结前的协议 民族和解協定締結前的協議 Preliminary Agreement on a National Reconciliation Pact 禁止化学武器公约初步结构 禁止化學武器公約初步結構 Preliminary Structure of a Convention on chemical weapons 初估 chū gū to make a preliminary estimate 初探 chū tàn to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study 比一比 bǐ yi bǐ to make a comparison / to engage in a contest 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries 得标 得標 dé biāo to win a bid / to win a trophy in a contest / (jokingly) to get an STD 歌唱赛 歌唱賽 gē chàng sài song contest 欧洲电视歌唱赛 歐洲電視歌唱賽 ōu zhōu diàn shì gē chàng sài Eurovision song contest 竞艳 競艷 jìng yàn vying to be the most glamorous / each more gorgeous than the other / beauty contest 诤讼 諍訟 zhèng sòng to contest a lawsuit 选美比赛 選美比賽 xuǎn měi bǐ sài beauty contest 马上比武 馬上比武 mǎ shàng bǐ wǔ tournament (contest in Western chivalry) / jousting 欧洲歌唱大赛 歐洲歌唱大賽 ōu zhōu gē chàng dà sài Eurovision Song Contest 不抗辩 不抗辯 no contest 胜之不武 勝之不武 shèng zhī bù wǔ (fig.) to fight a one-sided battle / to have an unfair advantage in a contest 征选 徵選 zhēng xuǎn to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition 大赛 大賽 dà sài grand contest 比拚 bǐ pàn (Tw) to compete / contest 