shèng

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Definitions

  1. 1. victory
  2. 2. success
  3. 3. to beat
  4. 4. to defeat
  5. 5. to surpass
  6. 6. victorious
  7. 7. superior to
  8. 8. to get the better of
  9. 9. better than
  10. 10. surpassing
  11. 11. superb (of vista)
  12. 12. beautiful (scenery)
  13. 13. wonderful (view)
  14. 14. (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear
  15. 15. equal to (a task)

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Words Containing 胜

优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài

survival of the fittest (idiom)

胜任
shèng rèn

qualified

胜出
shèng chū

to come out on top

胜利
shèng lì

victory

胜负
shèng fù

victory or defeat

取胜
qǔ shèng

to score a victory

名胜
míng shèng

a place famous for its scenery or historical relics

引人入胜
yǐn rén rù shèng

to enchant

战胜
zhàn shèng

to prevail over

获胜
huò shèng

victorious

三连胜
sān lián shèng

hat-trick (sports)

不分胜败
bù fēn shèng bài

to not be able to distinguish who's winning

不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù

unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched

不胜
bù shèng

cannot bear or stand

不胜其扰
bù shèng qí rǎo

unable to put up with (sth) any longer

不胜其烦
bù shèng qí fán

to be pestered beyond endurance

不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ

unable to bear the pain (idiom)

不胜枚举
bù shèng méi jǔ

too numerous to mention individually or one by one

不可胜数
bù kě shèng shǔ

countless

不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán

inexpressible (idiom)

乘胜
chéng shèng

to follow up a victory

乘胜追击
chéng shèng zhuī jī

to follow up a victory and press home the attack

九寨沟风景名胜区
jiǔ zhài gōu fēng jǐng míng shèng qū

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan

事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn

facts speak louder than words (idiom)

人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān

man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō

using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng

using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

优胜
yōu shèng

(of a contestant) winning; superior; excellent

优胜劣败
yōu shèng liè bài

see 優勝劣汰|优胜劣汰[yōu shèng liè tài]

全胜
quán shèng

total victory

出奇制胜
chū qí zhì shèng

to win by a surprise move

制胜
zhì shèng

to win; to prevail; to come out on top

力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn

not to be up to the task (idiom)

胜不骄,败不馁
shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi

no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat

胜之不武
shèng zhī bù wǔ

(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle

胜仗
shèng zhàng

victory

胜任能力
shèng rèn néng lì

competency

胜似
shèng sì

to surpass

胜利在望
shèng lì zài wàng

victory is in sight

胜利者
shèng lì zhě

victor

胜地
shèng dì

well-known scenic spot

胜败
shèng bài

victory or defeat

胜景
shèng jǐng

wonderful scenery

胜率
shèng lǜ

(sports) win rate

胜算
shèng suàn

odds of success

胜者
shèng zhě

winner

胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu

the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)

胜者王侯败者贼
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi

see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]

胜诉
shèng sù

to win a court case

胜过
shèng guò

to excel

胜选
shèng xuǎn

to win an election

反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide

取得胜利
qǔ dé shèng lì

to prevail

可望取胜者
kě wàng qǔ shèng zhě

favorite (to win a race or championship)

名胜古迹
míng shèng gǔ jì

historical sites and scenic spots

哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng

an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)

喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng

unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

大胜
dà shèng

to defeat decisively

大获全胜
dà huò quán shèng

to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory

好胜
hào shèng

eager to win

完胜
wán shèng

to score a convincing win

小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn

reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)

常胜军
cháng shèng jūn

Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels

形胜
xíng shèng

(of a location) strategic; advantageous

得胜
dé shèng

to triumph over an opponent

德胜门
dé shèng mén

Deshengmen (Beijing)

必胜
bì shèng

to be certain of victory

必胜客
bì shèng kè

Pizza Hut

悲不自胜
bēi bù zì shèng

unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought

战无不胜
zhàn wú bù shèng

(idiom) all-conquering; invincible

战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering

战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering

戴胜
dài shèng

(bird species of China) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering

救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

数不胜数
shǔ bù shèng shǔ

too many to count (idiom); innumerable

旅游胜地
lǚ yóu shèng dì

tourist center

旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng

lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success

更胜
gèng shèng

to be even better than

更胜一筹
gèng shèng yī chóu

superior by a notch

东胜
dōng shèng

Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[è ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia

东胜区
dōng shèng qū

Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[è ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia

武胜
wǔ shèng

Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan

武胜县
wǔ shèng xiàn

Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan

永胜
yǒng shèng

Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan

永胜县
yǒng shèng xiàn

Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan

决胜
jué shèng

to determine victory

决胜千里
jué shèng qiān lǐ

to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)

决胜负
jué shèng fù

a tie-break

无取胜希望者
wú qǔ shèng xī wàng zhě

outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)

争强好胜
zhēng qiáng hào shèng

competitive

获胜者
huò shèng zhě

victor

略胜一筹
lüe4 shèng yī chóu

slightly better

百胜
bǎi shèng

BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company

百胜难虑敌,三折乃良医
bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī

(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

百胜餐饮
bǎi shèng cān yǐn

Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)

百胜餐饮集团
bǎi shèng cān yǐn jí tuán

Yum! Brands, Inc., American fast food corporation operating Pizza Hut, KFC etc.

百战百胜
bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng

to emerge victorious in every battle

稳胜
wěn shèng

to beat comfortably

稳操胜券
wěn cāo shèng quàn

grasp it and victory is assured

稳操胜算
wěn cāo shèng suàn

to be assured of success

笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng

the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)

美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu

nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

聊胜于无
liáo shèng yú wú

better than nothing (idiom)

听君一席话,胜读十年书
tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū

listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)

举不胜举
jǔ bù shèng jǔ

too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable

蟠桃胜会
pán táo shèng huì

a victory banquet to taste the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母

行万里路胜读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū

to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books

览胜
lǎn shèng

to visit scenic spots

身教胜于言教
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào

teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)

转败为胜
zhuàn bài wéi shèng

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

速胜
sù shèng

rapid victory

连战连胜
lián zhàn lián shèng

fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious

运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外
yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài

a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng

you can't guard against it (idiom)

陈胜
chén shèng

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]

陈胜吴广起义
chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì

Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty

陈木胜
chén mù shèng

Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)

险胜
xiǎn shèng

to win by a narrow margin

青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)

高处不胜寒
gāo chù bù shèng hán

it's lonely at the top (idiom)

龙胜各族自治县
lóng shèng gè zú zì zhì xiàn

Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

龙胜县
lóng shèng xiàn

Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi