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胜出 (shèng chū) — to come out on top, to win (in a competition, election, etc.)

Definition

Used in formal or competitive contexts (elections, contests) to say a candidate or team 'came out on top' after competing against others. Unlike 胜利, it focuses on the moment of surpassing rivals, not general victory.

verb
to come out on topto win (in a competition, election, etc.)

Examples

  • ，胜出。
    Zhè cì xuǎn jǔ zhōng, tā zuì zhōng shèng chū le.
    He ultimately came out on top in this election.
  • 胜出。
    Zhǐ yǒu zuì yōu xiù de xuǎn shǒu cái néng shèng chū.
    Only the most outstanding contestants can win.
  • ，胜出。
    Jīng guò sān lún bǐ sài, hóng duì shèng chū.
    After three rounds of competition, the red team came out on top.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

胜shèngwin
出chūout

胜 “win” and 出 “out” describe coming out on top.

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.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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