shèng
win; defeat; beat; can bear; be superior
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他很有胜算。
tā hěn yǒu shèngsuàn.
He has a good chance of winning.
我们一定要取得胜利。
wǒmen yīdìng yào qǔdé shènglì.
We must win.
这场比赛，我们胜券在握。
zhè chǎng bǐsài, wǒmen shèngquàn zài wò.
We are sure to win this game.
败 (bài)
lose
负 (fù)
negative
The Chinese character 胜 (shèng) is composed of two parts: the radical 戈 (gē), which represents a weapon, and the phonetic component 声 (shēng), which represents sound. The original meaning of 胜 was "to overcome" or "to conquer", which is related to the idea of using a weapon to defeat an enemy. Over time, the meaning of 胜 has expanded to include other related concepts, such as "to win", "to succeed", or "to be superior".The character 胜 is also used in a number of idioms and proverbs. For example, the idiom 一鼓作气 (yī gǔ zuò qì) means "to win a battle with one charge", and the proverb 胜败乃兵家常事 (shèng bài nǎi bīng jiā cháng shì) means "victory and defeat are common occurrences in war".The character 胜 is a common character in Chinese, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts. It is a versatile character that can be used to express a variety of ideas and concepts.
