大胜 (dà shèng) — to win decisively; to defeat soundly

Definition

大胜 emphasizes a sweeping, one-sided victory (often with a large score margin). It is a formal, often military or sports-context verb — contrast with 胜 alone, which is just 'to win'.

verb
to win decisivelyto defeat soundly

Examples

  • 。
    Tā men zài jué sài zhōng dà shèng le duì shǒu.
    They decisively defeated their opponent in the finals.
  • 大胜，。
    Zhè zhī jūn duì dà shèng ér guī, shòu dào rè liè huān yíng.
    This army returned in triumph and received a warm welcome.
  • 大胜。
    Wǒ men duì yǐ sān bǐ líng dà shèng.
    Our team won decisively three to zero.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàgreatly
胜shèngwin

大 means greatly, and 胜 means win, together giving a decisive victory.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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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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