勝之不武 shèng zhī bù wǔ

to have an unfair advantage in a contest

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to have an unfair advantage in a contest
  2. 2. (fig.) to fight a one-sided battle

Characters

Character Meaning
勝 shèng
victory; victorious; to defeat
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
武 wǔ HSK 5
martial; military; surname Wu