桂冠 (guì guān) — laurel (symbol of victory or honor)

Definition

Examples

• 他在奥运会上摘取了桂冠。
  Tā zài ào yùn huì shàng zhāi qǔ le guì guān.
  He won the laurel at the Olympics.
• 这位作家凭借这部小说获得了文学界的桂冠。
  Zhè wèi zuò jiā píng jiè zhè bù xiǎo shuō huò dé le wén xué jiè de guì guān.
  This writer won the literary laurel with this novel.
• 她经过多年努力，终于戴上了科学的桂冠。
  Tā jīng guò duō nián nǔ lì, zhōng yú dài shàng le kē xué de guì guān.
  After years of hard work, she finally wore the laurel of science.