Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 胜

victory
success
to beat
to defeat
to surpass
victorious
superior to
to get the better of
better than
surpassing
superb (of vista)
beautiful (scenery)
wonderful (view)
(Taiwan pr. (shēng)) able to bear
equal to (a task)

(of a contestant) winning; superior; excellent

to triumph over an opponent

to score a convincing win
to crush (one's opponent)

to win a court case

(sports) win rate
winning percentage
probability of winning

to be certain of victory
to be bound to prevail

well-known scenic spot

to win by a narrow margin
to barely win
narrow victory

Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江／丽江 ( Lìjiāng), Yunnan

to excel
to surpass

qualified
competent (professionally)
to be up to a task

victory
CL:個／个 (gè)

Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安／广安 ( Guǎng'ān), Sichuan

to defeat decisively
to win decisively
great victory
triumph

rapid victory

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 Qǐyì)

to follow up a victory
to pursue retreating enemy

total victory
to excel by far
name of a tank
slam

victorious
to win
to triumph

wonderful scenery

cannot bear or stand
be unequal to
very
extremely

winner

to prevail over
to defeat
to surmount

victory or defeat
result

to come out on top
to win (in an election, contest etc)
success
victory

(of a location) strategic; advantageous

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

to win; to prevail; to come out on top

victory or defeat
the outcome of a battle

to visit scenic spots

to surpass
better than
superior to

eager to win
competitive
aggressive

to beat comfortably
to win easily
abbr. for 穩操勝券／稳操胜券, to have victory within one's grasp

to win an election

a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
scenic spot
CL:處／处 (chù)

to determine victory
to obtain victory

Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市／鄂尔多斯市 ( Eěrduōsī Shì), Inner Mongolia

victory
victorious battle

BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company
PakSing, common Hong Kong company name

to score a victory
to prevail over one's opponents

odds of success
stratagem that ensures success
to be sure of success

to be even better than
to be superior to

Lóngshèngxiàn

Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林 ( Guìlín), Guangxi

Yǒngshèngxiàn

Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江／丽江 ( Lìjiāng), Yunnan

to determine success or failure

chángshèngjūn

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

Dōngshèng Qū

Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市／鄂尔多斯市 ( Eěrduōsī Shì), Inner Mongolia

sānliánshèng

hat-trick (sports)

Chén Mùshèng

Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)

Wusheng county in Guang'an 廣安／广安 ( Guǎng'ān), Sichuan

victor

victor
winner

Deshengmen (Beijing)

Pizza Hut

wěncāoshèngsuàn

to be assured of success

liánzhànliánshèng

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

yōushèngliètài

survival of the fittest (idiom)

bùshèngméijǔ

too numerous to mention individually or one by one

chéngshèngzhuījī

to follow up a victory and press home the attack
to pursue retreating enemy

shèngrènnénglì

competency

qíkāidéshèng

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

pántáoshènghuì

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

juéshèngqiānlǐ

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

Bǎishèng Cānyǐn

Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)

fángbùshèngfáng

virtually impossible to prevent

shǔbùshèngshǔ

too many to count (idiom); innumerable

yǐshǎoshèngduō

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

yōushènglièbài

see 優勝劣汰／优胜劣汰 (yōushèngliètài)

zhēngqiánghàoshèng

competitive
ambitious and aggressive
to desire to beat others

xǐbùzìshèng

unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

míngshènggǔjì

historical sites and scenic spots

wěncāoshèngquàn

grasp it and victory is assured
to have success within one's grasp (idiom)

yǐruòshèngqiáng

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

bǎizhànbǎishèng

to emerge victorious in every battle
to be ever-victorious

jǔbùshèngjǔ

too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable

bùshèngqírǎo

unable to put up with (sth) any longer

lìbùshèngrèn

not to be up to the task (idiom)
incompetent

měibùshèngshōu

nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

zhuànbàiwéishèng

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

qǔdéshènglì

to prevail
to achieve victory
to be victorious

zhànwúbùshèng

(idiom) all-conquering; invincible

réndìngshèngtiān

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

lüyóushèngdì

tourist center

bùfēnshèngfù

unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
to come out even
to tie
to draw

lüèshèngyīchóu

slightly better
a cut above

liáoshèngyúwú

better than nothing (idiom)

yǐnrénrùshèng

to enchant
fascinating

bēibùzìshèng

unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
overcome with sorrow
heartbroken

bùshèngqíkǔ

unable to bear the pain (idiom)

shèngzhībùwǔ

(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle
to have an unfair advantage in a contest

bùkěshèngshǔ

countless
innumerable

bùshèngqífán

to be pestered beyond endurance

āibīngbìshèng

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

dàhuòquánshèng

to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
to win by a landslide (in election)

gèngshèngyīchóu

superior by a notch
a cut above
even better

shènglìzàiwàng

victory is in sight

bùkěshèngyán

inexpressible (idiom)
beyond description

chūqízhìshèng

to win by a surprise move

fǎnbàiwéishèng

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

bùfēnshèngbài

to not be able to distinguish who's winning

xiǎobiéshèngxīnhūn

小别胜新婚

[小別勝新婚]

reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
absence makes the heart grow fonder

kěwàngqǔshèngzhě

可望取胜者

[可望取勝者]

favorite (to win a race or championship)
well-placed contestant

gāochùbùshènghán

高处不胜寒

[高處不勝寒]

it's lonely at the top (idiom)

wúqǔshèngxīwàngzhě

无取胜希望者

[無取勝希望者]

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

shēnjiàoshèngyúyánjiào

身教胜于言教

[身教勝於言教]

teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
action speaks louder than words

Bǎishèng Cānyǐn Jítuán

百胜餐饮集团

[百勝餐飲集團]

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

Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì

陈胜吴广起义

[陳勝吳廣起義]

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

shìshíshèngyúxióngbiàn

事实胜于雄辩

[事實勝於雄辯]

facts speak louder than words (idiom)

shèngzhěwánghóubàizhězéi

胜者王侯败者贼

[勝者王侯敗者賊]

see 勝者王侯敗者寇／胜者王侯败者寇 (shèngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu)

shèngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu

胜者王侯败者寇

[勝者王侯敗者寇]

the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
history is written by the victors

shèngbùjiāo,bàibùněi

胜不骄，败不馁

[勝不驕，敗不餒]

no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat

Lóngshèng Gèzú Zìzhìxiàn

龙胜各族自治县

[龍勝各族自治縣]

Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林 ( Guìlín), Guangxi

qīngchūyúlán'érshèngyúlán

青出于蓝而胜于蓝

[青出於藍而勝於藍]

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

Jiǔzhàigōu Fēngjǐngmíngshèngqū

九寨沟风景名胜区

[九寨溝風景名勝區]

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan

gōngwúbùkè,zhànwúbùshèng

攻无不克，战无不胜

[攻無不克，戰無不勝]

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do

xíngwànlǐlùshèngdúwànjuǎnshū

行万里路胜读万卷书

[行萬里路勝讀萬捲書]

to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books

zhànwúbùshèng,gōngwúbùqǔ

战无不胜，攻无不取

[戰無不勝，攻無不取]

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do

zhànwúbùshèng,gōngwúbùkè

战无不胜，攻无不克

[戰無不勝，攻無不克]

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do

jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú

救人一命胜造七级浮屠

[救人一命勝造七級浮屠]

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

bǎishèngnánlüdí,sānzhénǎiliángyī

百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医

[百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫]

(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫／刘禹锡 ( Liú Yǔxī)) 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
(fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes

tīngjūnyīxíhuà,shèngdúshíniánshū

听君一席话，胜读十年书

[聽君一席話，勝讀十年書]

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

sāngèchòupíjiang,shèngguòyīgè Zhūgě Liàng

三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮

[三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮]

variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮／三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 (sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguòyīgè Zhūgě Liàng)

yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng,juéshèngqiānlǐzhīwài

运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外

[運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外]

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