Chinese word

夺冠

Pronunciation

Pinyinduó guàn

Meaning

  • verbwin the championship

Example

球队在决赛中夺冠了。qiú duì zài jué sài zhōng duó guàn le

The team won the championship in the final.

Illustration for 夺冠 (win the championship)

More examples

球队最后一轮全力以赴，力争夺冠。qiú duì zuì hòu yì lún quán lì yǐ fù lì zhēng duó guàn

The team gave its all in the final round, striving to win the championship.

Core concept

A hard-fought contest ends with one side taking the top title.

Common phrases

  • 史上首次夺冠shǐ shàng shǒu cì duó guàn

    win the championship for the first time in history

  • 力争夺冠lì zhēng duó guàn

    strive to win the championship

  • 最终夺冠zuì zhōng duó guàn

    ultimately win the championship

Similar words

获得冠军huò dé guàn jūn: Gain the championship title through success in a competition.
赢得冠军yíng dé guàn jūn: Earn the championship by beating the other competitors.
拿冠军ná guàn jūn: An informal expression for winning a championship.
夺得冠军duó de guàn jūn: Seize the championship after a hard-fought competition.

Definition in Chinese

在比赛或竞争中获得冠军的行为或结果。zài bǐ sài huò jìng zhēng zhōng huò dé guàn jūn de xíng wéi huò jié guǒ

Word origin

夺冠 (duóguàn, "win the championship") joins 夺 (duó, "seize") with 冠 (guàn, "crown"), so seizing a crown becomes a picture of taking first place.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, the subject can be a team, athlete, or school, so the same verb works for both group and individual winners.

Opposites

  • 败北bài běiloseverb

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