胜败 (shēng) — victory and defeat; success and failure (as a pair, often in formal or literary contexts)
Definition
A fixed paired noun meaning 'victory and defeat (as one)' — used as a single concept, almost always in formal or literary contexts like warfare or competition. Think of it as one word, not two.
noun
victory and defeatsuccess and failure (as a pair, often in formal or literary contexts)
Examples
- 胜败，。Bǐ sài de shēng bìng bú zhòng yào, zhòng yào de shì cān yù.The outcome of the competition isn't important; what matters is participation.
- 胜败，。shēng Nǎi bīng jiā cháng shì, zhè cì shū le xià cì zài lái.Victory and defeat are common in war — we lost this time, but we'll try again next time.
- 胜败。Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng de shēng zhì jīn réng wú dìng lùn.The outcome of this war is still undecided to this day.
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