险胜 (xiǎn shēng) — to win by a narrow margin, to edge out

Definition

险胜 (xiǎn shèng) is a sports/competition term meaning to win, but only barely — the score or margin was very narrow. It emphasizes the closeness of the victory, not the win itself.

verb

to win by a narrow marginto edge out

Examples

，险胜。
Zài jué sài zhōng, zhǔ duì yǐ yì fēn xiǎn shēng le kè duì.
In the final, the home team narrowly beat the visiting team by one point.
，险胜，。
Zhè cì xuǎn jǔ, tā xiǎn shēng le duì shǒu, yíng dé fēi cháng xīn kǔ.
In this election, he narrowly defeated his opponent and won very hard.
险胜，。
Suī rán wǒ men xiǎn shēng, dàn shì dà jiā dōu jué de yíng dé tài xiǎn le.
Although we won by a narrow margin, everyone felt it was too close.

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