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shèng

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shèng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shèng | sheng4
English translation
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. [shēng]) able to bear
equal to (a task)
victory; to excel, to truimph

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About shèng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

shèng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

flesh

Etymology of shèng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺼生

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shēng represents the sound. Simplified form of shèng .

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Example sentences using shèng

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帕森斯夸口 kuā kǒu shuì , Shàn shì 胜利 shènglì 大厦 dàshà ,挂出 de 旗子 qí zi jiù yǒu 四百那么 nà me cháng .

Parsons boasted that Victory Mansions alone would display four hundred metres of bunting.

获胜 huò shèng duì gěi le cǎi xiè .

The winning team was showered with confetti.

我们 wǒmen duì Sān líng 获胜 huò shèng .

Our team won the game three nil.

我们 wǒmen zài 一分 jiù Néng shèng zhè .

We need one more point to win the game.

担任 dānrèn shèng duì de 最后 zuìhòu bàng .

He anchor ed the winning team.

Words with shèng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
胜利 shènglì victory勝利
shèng victory shèng
战胜 zhàn shèng to defeat戰勝
获胜 huò shèng victorious獲勝
胜过 shèng guò to excel勝過
取胜 qǔ shèng to score a victory取勝
胜任 shèng rèn qualified勝任
胜负 shèngfù victory or defeat勝負
胜利者 shèng lì zhě victor勝利者
胜地 shèng dì well-known scenic spot勝地
胜算 shèng suàn odds of success勝算
不胜 bù shèng very不勝
胜诉 shèng sù to win a court case勝訴
决胜 jué shèng to determine victory決勝
战无不胜 zhàn wú bù shèng to succeed in every undertaking戰無不勝
全胜 quán shèng total victory全勝
引人入胜 yǐn rén rù shèng to enchant引人入勝
险胜 xiǎn shèng to barely win險勝
名胜 míng shèng scenic spot名勝
得胜 dé shèng to triumph over an opponent得勝
优胜劣汰 yōushèngliètài survival of the fittest (idiom)優勝劣汰
优胜 yōu shèng winning優勝
胜仗 shèng zhàng victory勝仗

shèng Decomposition & Compounds

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shèng Decomposition

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