Chinese word

获胜

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuò shèng

Meaning

  • verbwin

Example

我们队终于获胜了。wǒ men duì zhōng yú huò shèng le

Our team finally won.

Illustration for 获胜 (win)

More examples

经过加时，我们队最终获胜。jīng guò jiā shí wǒ men duì zuì zhōng huò shèng

After overtime, our team ultimately won.

Core concept

A person or side comes out ahead by overcoming an opponent in a contest, dispute, or other rivalry.

Common phrases

  • 最终获胜zuì zhōng huò shèng

    ultimately win

  • 轻松获胜qīng sōng huò shèng

    win easily

Similar words

赢yíng: Win against an opponent by producing the better result in a competition or match.
取胜qǔ shèng: Secure a winning result in a competition or match.
击败jī bài: Overcome an opponent and cause that person or side to lose.
打败dǎ bài: Beat an opponent directly and bring about a win in a contest.

Definition in Chinese

在竞争、比赛或争论中战胜对手，获得胜利。zài jìng zhēng bǐ sài huò zhēng lùn zhōng zhàn shèng duì shǒu huò dé shèng lì

Word origin

获 (huò, "obtain") + 胜 (shèng, "victory") forms a verb that treats victory as something gained.

Usage tips

  • The subject is normally the person, team, or side that succeeds, which makes this verb useful when reporting the winner rather than naming the contest itself.

Other meanings

  • prevailverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 获胜者huò shèng zhěwinnernoun
  • 获胜率huò shèng lǜwin ratenoun

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