Chinese Notes

胜 (勝) shèng

shèng verb to beat; to win; to conquer
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 战胜 (ABC 'shèng' v 1; CED '胜' 1; GHC '胜' 2; Kroll 2015 '勝' 1a, pp. 409-410)
shèng noun victory; success
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 胜利 (ABC 'shèng' bf 3; GHC '胜' 1)
shèng adjective wonderful; supurb; superior
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: (ABC 'shèng' bf 2; CED '胜' 3; GHC '胜' 4; Kroll 2015 '勝' 2, pp. 409-410)
shèng verb to surpass
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 超过 (ABC 'shèng' v 2; CED '胜' 2; GHC '胜' 3; Kroll 2015 '勝' 1, pp. 409-410)
shèng adjective triumphant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'shèng' bf 1)
shèng noun a scenic view
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 胜景 (ABC 'shèng' bf 4)
shèng noun a woman's hair decoration
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'shèng' bf 5; CED 3 '胜'; GHC '胜' 5; Kroll 2015 '勝' 4, pp. 409-410)
shèng proper noun Sheng
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (ABC 'shèng' N; GHC '胜' 7)
shèng adverb completely; fully
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '勝' 3, pp. 409-410)

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美不胜收(美不勝收) nothing more beautiful can be imagined
争强显胜(爭強顯勝) to compete for display of wealth
得胜(得勝) to triumph over an opponent
哀兵必胜(哀兵必勝) an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win
不分胜败(不分勝敗) to not be able to distinguish who's winning
胜不骄，败不馁(勝不驕，敗不餒) no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
大胜(大勝) to defeat decisively; to win decisively; great victory; triumph
数不胜数(數不勝數) too many to count; innumerable
举不胜举(舉不勝舉) too numerous to list; innumerable
攻无不克，战无不胜(攻無不克，戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle and win every fight; all-conquering; ever victorious
必胜(必勝) to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail
不胜(不勝) cannot bear or stand; to be unequal to ; very; extremely
胜败(勝敗) victory or defeat; result
旗开得胜(旗開得勝) to win a victory on raising the flag; to start on something and have immediate success
决胜负(決勝負) a tie-break; to determine the winner
不可胜言(不可勝言) inexpressible ; beyond description
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外(運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外) a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle
战胜敌人(戰勝敵人) defeat the enemy
胜似(勝似) to surpass; to be better than; to be superior to
不胜枚举(不勝枚舉) too numerous to mention individually or one by one
无取胜希望者(無取勝希望者) outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
优胜劣败(優勝劣敗) survival of the fittest
出奇制胜(出奇制勝) to win by a surprise move
不胜其烦(不勝其煩) to be pestered beyond endurance
取胜(取勝) to score a victory; to prevail
力不胜任(力不勝任) not to be up to the task ; incompetent
事实胜于雄辩(事實勝於雄辯) Facts speak louder than words.
争强赌胜(爭強賭勝) to try to outdo by displaying superior wealth
胜利(勝利) victory
百战百胜(百戰百勝) victorious in a hundred battles; invincible
青出于蓝而胜于蓝(青出於藍而勝於藍) the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo
五行相胜(五行相勝) the five elements overcome one another
安胜(安勝) peaceful
略胜一筹(略勝一籌) slightly better; a cut above
可望取胜者(可望取勝者) favorite (to win a race or championship); well-placed contestant
名胜古蹟(名勝古蹟) historical sites and scenic places
战无不胜，攻无不克(戰無不勝，攻無不克) to triumph in every battle and win every fight; all-conquering; ever victorious
听君一席话，胜读十年书(聽君一席話，勝讀十年書) listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books
全胜(全勝) total victory; to excel by far; name of a tank; slam
喜不自胜(喜不自勝) unable to contain one's joy
战无不胜(戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle; to be invincible
革命将要胜利(革命將要勝利) approaching triumph of the revolution
战胜帝国主义(戰勝帝國主義) defeat imperialism
胜利在望(勝利在望) victory is in sight
胜算(勝算) odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success
反败为胜(反敗為勝) to turn defeat into victory

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永胜县、陈木胜、瀛涯胜览、武胜、龙胜县

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Collocations

不可胜 (不可勝) 不可勝譏 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 25
说胜 (說勝) 寢兵之說勝 — Guanzi 管子, 立政第四 Chapter 4: Establishing Governance — count: 9
胜计 (勝計) 不可勝計也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三尚同下 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior III — count: 8
胜用 (勝用) 材木不可勝用也 — Mencius 孟子, 梁惠王上 King Hui of Liang I — count: 7
胜食 (勝食) 不使勝食氣 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 10. 《鄉黨》 Xiang Dang — count: 5
国胜 (國勝) 使國勝告難于晉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 4
闻胜 (聞勝) 憖使吾君聞勝與臧之死也以為快 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
胜国 (勝國) 凡勝國 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
胜内 (勝內) 勝內也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
能胜 (能勝) 一能勝予 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書五子之歌 Xia Shu - Songs of the Five Sons — count: 3