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胜
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Definitions
- 1. victory
- 2. success
- 3. to beat
- 4. to defeat
- 5. to surpass
- 6. victorious
- 7. superior to
- 8. to get the better of
- 9. better than
- 10. surpassing
- 11. superb (of vista)
- 12. beautiful (scenery)
- 13. wonderful (view)
- 14. (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear
- 15. equal to (a task)
Example Sentences
1 shown防 胜 于治。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 胜
survival of the fittest (idiom)
fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious
superior by a notch
countless
better than nothing (idiom)
to beat comfortably
Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
to prevail over
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
hat-trick (sports)
slightly better
facts speak louder than words (idiom)
outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
victor
a tie-break
Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[è ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia
not to be up to the task (idiom)
qualified
(bird species of China) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
victory is in sight
teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
to win a court case
to win; to prevail; to come out on top
Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì]
to be assured of success
Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
total victory
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
victory
to be pestered beyond endurance
well-known scenic spot
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
favorite (to win a race or championship)
to prevail
rapid victory
to triumph over an opponent
it's lonely at the top (idiom)
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
too many to count (idiom); innumerable
the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
eager to win
to determine victory
to defeat decisively
see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]
competency
an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
victory
you can't guard against it (idiom)
to excel
winner
BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company
victorious
Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[liú yǔ xī]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
victory or defeat
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
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to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle
Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
Deshengmen (Beijing)
to win by a surprise move
reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
(of a contestant) winning; superior; excellent
the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
to score a convincing win
wonderful scenery
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
(of a location) strategic; advantageous
to win an election
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odds of success
Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[è ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia
to score a victory
Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan
too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
grasp it and victory is assured
victory or defeat
too numerous to mention individually or one by one
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
a victory banquet to taste the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
Pizza Hut
to be certain of victory
(sports) win rate
to emerge victorious in every battle
to come out on top
competitive
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
to enchant
(idiom) all-conquering; invincible
to visit scenic spots
tourist center
to follow up a victory and press home the attack
cannot bear or stand
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
to win by a narrow margin
victor
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
inexpressible (idiom)
to be even better than
unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
see 優勝劣汰|优胜劣汰[yōu shèng liè tài]
Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan
unable to put up with (sth) any longer
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
to surpass
unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
to follow up a victory
Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty
historical sites and scenic spots
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
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