Chinese word

胜负

Pronunciation

Pinyinshèng fù

Meaning

  • nounoutcome

Example

比赛的胜负已经公布了。bǐ sài de shèng fù yǐ jīng gōng bù le

The outcome of the match has already been announced.

Illustration for 胜负 (outcome)

More examples

最后几分钟的战术调整直接影响胜负。zuì hòu jǐ fēn zhōng de zhàn shù tiáo zhěng zhí jiē yíng xiǎng shèng fù

Tactical adjustments in the final few minutes directly affected the outcome.

Core concept

A two-sided result that shows which participant prevails and which participant is defeated.

Common phrases

  • 攸关胜负yōu guān shèng fù

    be crucial to the outcome

  • 影响胜负yíng xiǎng shèng fù

    affect the outcome

Similar words

输赢shū yíng: The outcome of a competition in terms of winning or losing, with a casual tone.
结果jié guǒ: The end result or conclusion produced by an event, action, or process.

Definition in Chinese

指比赛、争论或较量中哪一方取得胜利或遭到失败的情形。zhǐ bǐ sài zhēng lùn huò jiào liàng zhōng nǎ yì fāng qǔ dé shèng lì huò zāo dào shī bài de qíng xíng

Word origin

胜负 (shèngfù, "winning and losing") combines 胜 (shèng, "win") + 负 (fù, "lose") to name the contest's result as a whole.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, people often state who won or lost directly, while this noun sounds more formal in sports reports and debates.

Opposites

  • 平局píng jútienoun

Related words

  • 胜算shèng suànchance of winningnoun
  • 胜者shèng zhěwinnernoun

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