百战百胜 (bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng) — ever-victorious; invincible; to win every battle | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literally 'win a hundred battles, a hundred victories' — emphasizes a perfect, unbroken winning record, usually for armies, generals, or strategies. Reads as formal and literary; everyday speech would say 从来不输.

idiom

ever-victoriousinvincibleto win every battle

Examples

百战百胜，。
Zhè zhī jūn duì bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng, cóng wèi dǎ guò bài zhàng.
This army is ever-victorious and has never lost a battle.
，百战百胜。
Yǒu le zhè tào cè lüè, tā zài shì chǎng shàng jī hū bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng.
With this strategy, he is almost invincible in the market.
百战百胜，。
Tā shì yí wèi bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng de jiāng jūn, shēn shòu shì bīng ài dài.
He is an ever-victorious general, deeply loved by his soldiers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

百战

百bǎihundred战zhànbattle

偏正Modifier + head

百胜

百bǎihundred胜shèngvictory

偏正Modifier + head

百战 (hundred battles) and 百胜 (hundred victories) together mean winning every fight.

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.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

白bái百bǎi

Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

白bái百bǎi

Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

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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