取胜 (qǔ shèng) — to win, to score a victory, to prevail | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

取胜 means to win or prevail, often framed as achieving victory through some means (努力取胜). It is more formal and written than 赢, and typically appears in reports, commentary, or set phrases rather than everyday speech.

verb

to winto score a victoryto prevail

Examples

取胜。
Wǒ men duì zhōng yú qǔ shèng le.
Our team finally won.
取胜。
Tā kào nǔ lì qǔ shèng.
He prevailed through hard work.
，取胜。
Zhè cì bǐ sài, wǒ men yǐ tuán duì hé zuò qǔ shèng.
In this competition, we won through teamwork.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

取qǔobtain

胜shèngvictory

取 “obtain” and 胜 “victory” form “obtain victory,” meaning to win.

Characters in this word

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

耳又取

耳耳ěrear
又又yòuhand

取 pairs 又 (hand) with 耳 (ear), showing a hand taking an ear, as in taking the ear of fallen prey.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

生shēng胜shèng

Same sound today

The simplified 胜 changes the traditional 勝 by replacing part of its sound side with 生; the left 肉 relates to meat.

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