race in Chinese
race in Chinese is 根, 競賽, 种族 — race means a contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
race in Chinese
根
Pronounced: gēn
競賽
Pronounced: jìng sài
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
种族
Pronounced: zhǒng zú
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):
種族
Pronounced: zhǒng zú
(biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
發展
Pronounced: fā zhǎn
A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
奔
Pronounced: bēn
(intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
What does "race" mean?
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noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
"The boat race along the river draws a big crowd every spring."
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noun A group of people classed together based on shared ancestry or physical characteristics.
"The census asks people to self-identify their race."
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verb To compete to see who can get somewhere or finish something first.
"The two cyclists raced down the hill as fast as they could."
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race in a sentence
- The boat race along the river draws a big crowd every spring.
- She won the 100-metre race by a fraction of a second.
- The census asks people to self-identify their race.
- The form asked each applicant to state their race and age.
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What is "race" in Chinese?
"race" in Chinese is 根, 競賽, 种族. race means: A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
How do you pronounce 根?
"race" in Chinese is 根, pronounced "gēn".
How do you use "race" in a sentence?
Example: "The boat race along the river draws a big crowd every spring." In Chinese, "race" is 根, 競賽, 种族.
Are there other ways to say "race" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 6 translations listed for "race": 根, 競賽, 种族, 種族, 發展, 奔.
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