胜利 (shèng lì) — to win, to be victorious; to achieve victory | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

胜利 names the victory itself — a noun-like verb for winning a match, war, or major effort. 赢 is the everyday verb for 'win' (a game, a bet); 取胜 and 胜出 are more formal/competitive.

verb

to winto be victoriousto achieve victory

Measure word · 个

Examples

胜利。
Wǒ men duì shèng lì le zhè chǎng bǐ sài.
Our team won this competition.
，胜利。
Jīng guò nǔ lì, wǒ men zhōng yú shèng lì le.
After hard work, we finally won.
，胜利。
Zài zuì hòu yì fēn zhōng, wǒ men shèng lì le.
We won in the last minute.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

利lìsuccess

胜 means win and 利 means success, so 胜利 is winning or achieving victory.

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.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

禾禾hégrain
刀刀dāoknife

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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