胜 (勝) shèng

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. shèng adjective triumphant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'shèng' bf 1)
6. shèng noun a scenic view
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 胜景 (ABC 'shèng' bf 4)
7. 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)
8. shèng proper noun Sheng
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (ABC 'shèng' N; GHC '胜' 7)
9. shèng adverb completely; fully
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '勝' 3, pp. 409-410)

Contained in

• 争强赌胜(爭強賭勝) to try to outdo by displaying superior wealth
• 险胜(險勝) to win by a narrow margin; to barely win
• 无取胜希望者(無取勝希望者) outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
• 必胜(必勝) to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail
• 不胜其烦(不勝其煩) to be pestered beyond endurance
• 安胜(安勝) peaceful
• 高处不胜寒(高處不勝寒) it's lonely at the top
• 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
• 不可胜数(不可勝數) countless; innumerable
• 以弱胜强(以弱勝強) using the weak to defeat the strong; to win from a position of weakness
• 战无不胜(戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle; to be invincible
• 德胜门(德勝門) Deshengmen
• 风景名胜区(風景名勝區) scenic and historic interest area
• 不分胜败(不分勝敗) to not be able to distinguish who's winning
• 速胜(速勝) rapid victory
• 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
• 革命将要胜利(革命將要勝利) approaching triumph of the revolution
• 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
• 可望取胜者(可望取勝者) favorite (to win a race or championship); well-placed contestant
• 百战百胜(百戰百勝) victorious in a hundred battles; invincible
• 料敌制胜(料敵制勝) understand enemy positions, contain, and prevail
• 胜妙(勝妙) wonderful; beautiful
• 争强好胜(爭強好勝) competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others
• 事实胜于雄辩(事實勝於雄辯) Facts speak louder than words.
• 优胜劣汰(優勝劣汰) survival of the fittest
• 身教胜于言教(身教勝於言教) teaching by example beats explaining in words; action speaks louder than words
• 决胜(決勝) to determine victory; to obtain victory
• 数不胜数(數不勝數) too many to count; innumerable
• 胜负(勝負) victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
• 聊胜于无(聊勝於無) better than nothing
• 胜兵(勝兵) a victorious army
• 百胜餐饮集团(百勝餐飲集團) Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
• 胜不骄，败不馁(勝不驕，敗不餒) no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
• 览胜(覽勝) to visit scenic spots
• 以少胜多(以少勝多) using the few to defeat the many; to win from a position of weakness
• 喜不自胜(喜不自勝) unable to contain one's joy
• 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮(三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮) three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius ; three ignorant cobblers surpass a genius
• 百胜(百勝) Baisheng; Paksing
• 胜败(勝敗) victory or defeat; result

Also contained in

龙胜县 、 胜法 、 思胜夫人 、 优胜美地国家公园 、 四正胜 、 东胜区 、 东方最胜灯王神咒经 、 十胜行 、 美国国家历史名胜 、 靡胜国 、 东胜 、 上胜

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• 第六十四回 Chapter 64 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 65
• 卷七十二 王貢兩龔鮑傳 Volume 72: Wang, Gong, two Gongs and Bao Book of Han 漢書 — count: 59
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• 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi Art of War 孫子兵法 — count: 55
• 卷21　志第16 天文下 Volume 21 Treatises 16: Astronomy 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 53
• 第六十七回 Chapter 67 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 47
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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
• 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
• 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