Contest refers to an organized event such as a singing contest with more than a few participants, e.g. the supergirl contest.Competition refers to the process between or amongst participants for the final outcomes such as the championship. I just made this sentence as illustration:魏佳庆 and 李璇 are competing for the championship in the 沈阳 contest.
compete英 [kəmˈpi:t] 美 [kəmˈpit]vi.竞争; 竞赛; 比得上; 参加比赛(或竞赛)[网络]抗衡; 比赛;[例句]The longer people have been unemployed, the harder it is for them to compete in the labour market.失业时间越长,就越难在劳动力市场与别人竞争。[其他]第三人称单数:competes 现在分词:competing 过去式:competed 过去分词:competed 形近词: pompene compels compens