to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel
赛
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宀
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井
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丌
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贝
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Socrates (s) and the crab (贝) are competing in a competition (赛) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). The competition is about stacking wells (井) as high as possible. After time's up, Socrates is the clear winner. He climbs the winner's pedestal (丌) and receives a honorary PhD and thus a graduation cap (宀).
large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams
场
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𠃓
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土
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) practices his stage act in the anglepod's living room (ang3). He built a circus ring (场) out of clay (土) and performs his show, wearing Icarus' wings (𠃓) and flying around.