远胜 (yuǎn shēng) — to be much better than; to far exceed

Definition

A formal written verb meaning 'to far exceed' — stronger than the everyday 超过. Used in evaluative prose (performance, quality, results) rather than casual speech.

verb
to be much better thanto far exceed

Examples

  • 远胜。
    Tā de biǎo xiàn yuǎn shēng yú qí tā tóng xué.
    His performance is far better than the other students.
  • 远胜。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de chǎn pǐn yuǎn shēng duì shǒu.
    This company's products far exceed those of its competitors.
  • 远胜。
    Zhè cì kǎo shì de chéng jì yuǎn shēng shàng cì.
    This exam's results are much better than the last time.

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.

远yuǎnfar
胜shèngsurpass

远 (far) strengthens 胜 (surpass), meaning to exceed greatly.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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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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