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稳赢 (wěn yíng) — to be sure to win; to have guaranteed victory

Definition

稳赢 (wěn yíng) emphasizes the certainty of winning — a guaranteed outcome, not just confidence. The compound is a verb-object phrase, not a single transitive verb.

verb
to be sure to winto have guaranteed victory

Examples

  • 稳赢。
    Zhè chǎng bǐ sài wǒ wěn yíng.
    I am sure to win this match.
  • ，稳赢。
    Tā men qiú duì shí lì hěn qiáng, zhè cì bǐ sài wěn yíng.
    Their team is very strong, so they are sure to win this game.
  • ，稳赢。
    Zhǐ yào tā cān jiā, wǒ men duì jiù néng wěn yíng.
    As long as he participates, our team will be guaranteed to win.

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.

稳wěnsteady/certain
赢yíngwin

“稳” means steady or certain and “赢” means to win, so it denotes a sure victory.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 贏; 赢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry; money
Sound part声符shēngfú
𦝠
𦝠𦝠贏yíng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 贏 is built from 貝 (cowry; money) and 𦝠, which gives the sound; the simplified 赢 is a later shorthand.

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