战胜 (zhàn shèng) — to defeat; to overcome; to surmount | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Stresses winning after a struggle, against an opponent or difficulty. More effortful than 击败 (clean defeat) and more active than 克服 (conquering one's own weakness).

verb

to defeatto overcometo surmount

Examples

，战胜。
Zài zhè chǎng bǐ sài zhōng, tā men zhàn shèng le duì shǒu.
In this match, they defeated their opponent.
战胜。
Tā tōng guò nǔ lì zhàn shèng le suǒ yǒu de zhàng ài.
Through hard work, he overcame all obstacles.
战胜，。
Tā men zhàn shèng le wú shù cuò zhé, zuì zhōng chéng gōng le.
They overcame countless setbacks and finally succeeded.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

战 'fight' and 胜 'win' combine to mean winning in a fight or overcoming.

Characters in this word

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

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

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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