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必胜 (bì shēng) — be sure to win; will definitely win

Definition

verb
be sure to winwill definitely win

Examples

  • 必胜。
    Zhè chǎng bǐ sài wǒ men yí dìng huì bì shēng.
    We will definitely win this match.
  • ‘必胜’。
    Tā men de kǒu hào shì 'bì shēng'.
    Their slogan is 'will win'.
  • 必胜。
    Wǒ mǎi le bì shēng kè de wài mài.
    I ordered Pizza Hut delivery.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

必bìcertainly
胜shèngwin

必 means certainly and 胜 means win, so the parts express a sure victory.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 必 comes from the handle on the right side of a weapon, with two extra strokes added to its sides.

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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.

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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