shèng

victory; excel, be better than

HSK 5 #743

DEFINITIONS

胜 shèng
  • victory
  • success
  • to beat
  • to defeat
  • to surpass
  • victorious
  • superior to
  • to get the better of
  • better than
  • surpassing
  • superb (of vista)
  • beautiful (scenery)
  • wonderful (view)
  • (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear
  • equal to (a task)

STROKES

WORDS

败 shèng bài victory or defeat; result
出奇制 chū qí zhì shèng to win by a surprise move
míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot; CL:處|处[chu4]
xiǎn shèng to win by a narrow margin; to barely win; narrow victory
百战百 bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng to emerge victorious in every battle; to be ever-victorious
美不收 měi bù shèng shōu nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
防不防 fáng bù shèng fáng you can't guard against it (idiom); impossible to defend effectively; not much one can do about it; It can't be prevented.
dà shèng to defeat decisively; to win decisively; great victory; triumph
三连 sān lián shèng hat-trick (sports)
枚举 bù shèng méi jǔ too numerous to mention individually or one by one
旗开得 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move
一筹 lüè shèng yī chóu slightly better; a cut above
quán shèng total victory; to excel by far; name of a tank; slam
似 shèng sì to surpass; better than; superior to
人定天 rén dìng shèng tiān man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
景 shèng jǐng wonderful scenery
举不举 jǔ bù shèng jǔ too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
lǎn shèng to visit scenic spots
青出于蓝而于蓝 qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom); fig. the student surpasses the master
三个臭皮匠,过一个诸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè zhū gě liàng variant of 三個臭皮匠,賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
不分败 bù fēn shèng bài to not be able to distinguish who's winning
不分负 bù fēn shèng fù unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched; to come out even; to tie; to draw
其扰 bù shèng qí rǎo unable to put up with (sth) any longer
其烦 bù shèng qí fán to be pestered beyond endurance
其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ unable to bear the pain (idiom)