From October 8th to 9th, the 20th "Chinese Bridge" World University Students Chinese Competition Continental Breakout Competition was held, and the world's top 15 were born.
In the two parallel competitions of the just-concluded Continental Breakout Competition, 30 players from five continents crossed 11 different time zones and competed in the same field for the first time through the online "cloud arena". The competition is divided into two parts: "objective multiple choice questions" and "subjective expression questions", and the cumulative score of the two links is the total score of the players, and finally the top three in the cumulative score of each continent are promoted to the top 15 in the world.
The Continent Breakout Competition was presided over by Zhu Xun, host of CCTV, and Invited Zhao Yang, professor and dean of the School of Chinese As a Foreign Language Education of Peking University, Ju Ping, host of CCTV, and Zhu Lian, ambassador for Chinese language promotion, as guest judges. At the same time, there was also a cheering group composed of foreign friends such as Liu Zhengxi, Liu Dashu, Su Xiaoxiao, and other former players of "Chinese Bridge". During the answering process, the guests and 30 players from five continents discussed the breadth and profundity of Chinese and shared the fun of learning Chinese.
30 players compete online at the same time
Multiple questions show the beauty of Chinese
In the two continental breakout competitions, the "objective multiple choice questions" were examined from all aspects such as Chinese pronunciation, poetry and allusions, sports knowledge, and regional culture. Among them, there are not only questions that reflect the familiarity of the contestants with traditional Chinese culture, but also examination questions such as the ecological environment, the Olympic Games, and China's aerospace development, and contain a variety of question forms such as text, pictures, audio, and video clips, to assess the Chinese level of the contestants from multiple dimensions.
"Learn and learn, don't you care?" Have friends from afar, are you happy? In the opening session of the first exam with the theme of "Analects", Professor Zhao Yang explained the phenomenon of tongnaphs in ancient Chinese texts, and several contestants also shared their experience in learning the Analects, "Warm from the past and know the new" and "threesomes must have my teacher". Although it is a competition, the words in the traditional Chinese classics increase the joy of the players gathering together. In the second half of the "Li Bai's Circle of Friends", although many contestants were difficult, they still expressed their love for Chinese poets and told about the experience and influence of learning Chinese poetry.
In a question about the "Spring Festival", the congratulatory message greeting the midnight bell at the Spring Festival Gala of the Central Radio and Television Station became a topic of heated discussion among everyone. From the judges to the contestants, they recalled their beautiful experience of spending the Spring Festival in China, and the Chinese Spring Festival customs became their unforgettable experience. "In addition to the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tu Su, thousands of households pupil day, always replace the new peach with the old charm." Wang Anshi's "Yuan Day" has also become the impression of the Chinese Spring Festival in the heart of the contestant He Shuyi. In another question about "weather forecasting," contestants from across the five continents shared their current weather conditions in real time through the lens. Although the weather varies, the love of Chinese becomes a common connection.
In the video clips played live, hot topics such as "Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games" and "Giant Panda Downgrade" have also aroused heated discussions this year. Professor Zhao Yang first analyzed the differences between the two types of competitions, "field" and "trail" from the perspective of language structure. Then, the athletes shared their impressions of the Olympic Games. Among them, table tennis has become the most popular sport, and Chinese athletes such as Ma Long, Lü Xiaojun, Su Bingtian, Yang Qian, and Quan Hongchan have also been appreciated by many players. In the question about the downgrading of China's national treasure giant panda, experts explained the difference between "endangered" and "vulnerable", and then several contestants shared their national treasures.
In the first half, the hosts Zhu Guangquan and Wen Jing brought questions about the "beauty of rhyme" in Chinese through a rhyming short film, Professor Zhao Yang shared the "Chinese is the language of art" proposed by translator Xu Yuanchong, the contestants from all over the world also showed this unique rhythmic beauty by performing rap and allegro with Chinese, and Sister Ju Ping walked through the theme of "Chinese Bridge" for 20 sessions, interpreting the rhyme in the opera. Regarding traditional Chinese musical instruments, Chinese music artist Fang Jinlong introduced the examination questions about the pipa in the poem "Grape Wine Luminous Cup, Want to Drink Pipa Immediately Urge" by playing solo instruments on the Great Wall, and several contestants also shared their unforgettable experience of learning Chinese musical instruments, and everyone tasted the charm of Chinese music together.
In the second half, Wang Shilin, the host of the main station, talked about the development of China's aerospace industry, especially the complete success of the Shenzhou 12 manned mission, which led to the romantic names of China's aerospace that are full of traditional cultural atmosphere. Qin Siyuan, who recorded the sound of old Beijing, led out the examination question about "old Beijing roar" through a vlog, and triggered many players and cheering group elders to share their memorable hometown shouting, and the interactive atmosphere on the scene was active.
Chinese speeches convey the theme of thought
Fifteen players were selected to advance
In the "Subjective Expression Questions" session, the contestants gave propositional speeches based on the pictures drawn online to test their expression and language organization skills.
Tengus from Mongolia talked about the environmental protection of garbage classification and resource recycling according to the picture information, and for his clear level, accurate pronunciation, natural and calm performance, several judges and teachers praised, "The most important thing in storytelling is to arouse audience empathy, and he did it." ”
Li Xiaoyu, a player in the American division, not only interpreted the dragon boat racing customs of the Chinese in the Dragon Boat Festival through the picture of the people racing dragon boats, but also summed up the theme of "unity is strength". "The expression is complete, the theme is accurate, and the language expression is in place." Her performance was also appreciated by the judges and the cheering team. He Shuyi from the Nigeria Division showed the scene of the two elderly people in the picture live streaming with goods through a performance of the role interpretation, and the sketch method in one go made the guests deeply affected.
After two continental breakout matches, Lisa and Luo Chunfeng in the Asian group had the same points, and Rodina and Mo Minhao in the European group had the same points, so the equal division plus was carried out. In the end, Lisa and Rodina advanced, and Luo Chunfeng and Mo Minhao left the game regretfully.
Next, the top 15 players will play two continental championship matches, and the players who rank first in the total score of each continent will become the continent champions and enter the finals to compete for the glory of the global championship, and the event process will be broadcast on CCTV and the "Chinese Bridge" club app in the near future.
Source: China Net Entertainment