竞技

jìng jì · HSK 7

competition of skill

🏅🤼 竞 (compete) + 技 (skill) = a contest of skills, i.e. athletics

竞 means to compete or vie; 技 means skill or technique. Together 竞技 is competitive sport where skill is tested, like an athletics tournament. Sounds like jìng-jì.

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