预赛

yùsài

HSK 7

预赛 — yùsài

1. preliminary competition; qualifying round

   足球队通过了预赛，进入了决赛。 zúqiúduì tōngguò le yùsài jìnrù le juésài — The soccer team passed the preliminaries and advanced to the finals.

2. to hold preliminary heats; to conduct qualifying rounds

   这次比赛先预赛，再决赛。 zhècì bǐsài xiān yùsài zài juésài — This competition will have preliminaries first, then the finals.