胜

勝

shèng

HSK 3freq #1663

Meanings

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shèng

1.victory
2.success
3.to beat
4.to defeat
5.to surpass
6.victorious
7.superior to
8.to get the better of
9.better than
10.surpassing
11.superb (of vista)
12.beautiful (scenery)
13.wonderful (view)
14.(Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear
15.equal to (a task)

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Wiktionary

1.synonym of 省 (“thin; skinny”)
2.only used in 胜遇 (qìngyù, “name of a mythical bird”)
3.synonym of 肽 (tài, “peptide”)
4.fishy smell
5.having a fishy smell
6.meat; fish
7.raw meat; uncooked meat

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *seːŋ, *seːŋs): semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 星 (OC *sleːŋ)

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Stroke order

Components

胜月生

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Example sentences

健康胜于财富。
Health is above wealth.
健康胜于财富。
Health is more important than wealth.
行胜于言，但并不是所有情况都是这样。
Action speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often.

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Synonyms

省肽腥氣臭臊臊臭腥生肉

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Related words

胜利 victory 获胜 to win 战胜 to prevail over 取胜 to score a victory 胜负 victory or defeat 胜任 qualified 胜出 to come out on top 名胜 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics 龙胜 see 龙胜各族自治县[Lóng shèng Gè zú Zì zhì xiàn]优胜 (of a contestant) winning; superior; excellent 形胜 (of a location) strategic; advantageous 东胜 see 东胜区[Dōng shèng Qū]