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双赢 (shuāng yíng) — to be a win-win; to benefit both sides

Definition

A set phrase meaning both sides gain — used in business, diplomacy, and negotiation to describe an outcome where neither party has to lose. Often used as an adjective (a win-win situation) or a verb (to benefit both sides).

verb
to be a win-winto benefit both sides

Examples

  • 双赢。
    Zhè cì hé zuò shuāng yíng le shuāng fāng.
    This cooperation benefited both sides.
  • 双赢，。
    Wǒ men xī wàng shuāng yíng, ér bú shì yì fāng yíng.
    We hope for a win-win, not just one side winning.
  • ，双赢。
    Zhǐ yǒu hù xiāng bāng zhù, cái néng shuāng yíng.
    Only by helping each other can we achieve a win-win.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

双shuāngboth sides
赢yíngwin

The parts 双 meaning both sides and 赢 meaning win combine to mean both sides win.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

双 is made of two 又 parts side by side. Repeating 又 gives the sense of a pair.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 贏; 赢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry; money
Sound part声符shēngfú
𦝠
𦝠𦝠贏yíng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 贏 is built from 貝 (cowry; money) and 𦝠, which gives the sound; the simplified 赢 is a later shorthand.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Business & Commerce

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