Definition
决胜 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to decide the victory' or 'to clinch the outcome of a game or battle.' It is often used in competitive or strategic contexts (e.g., 决胜局 'deciding game', 决胜千里 'plan victory from afar'). As a separable verb, you can insert aspect markers like 了 or 过 between 决 and 胜: 决了胜 ('decided the victory'), 决过胜 ('have decided the victory'). The object it governs is the victory itself, so after splitting, what comes between is typically aspectual, not a separate object.
v.o.
to decide victoryto clinch a win
Examples
- 决胜。Zhè chǎng juésài jiāng jué shēng zuìzhōng de guànjūn.This final will decide the ultimate champion.
- ,。Shuāngfāng kǔzhàn wǔ jú, zuìhòu zhōngyú jué le shèng.Both sides fought hard for five sets, and finally the victory was decided.
- ,。Tā zài jué shèng pán fāhuī chūsè, yījǔ ná xià bǐsài.He played brilliantly in the deciding set and won the match in one go.
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