初赛

Traditional form:

初賽

Pinyin (reading):

chūsài

Definitions:

• preliminary contest
• initial heats of a competition

Characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 赛 - to compete, to contend; contest, race

Traditional characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 賽 - to compete, to contend; contest, race