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

• 胜利(勝利) victory
• 决胜负(決勝負) a tie-break; to determine the winner
• 美不胜收(美不勝收) nothing more beautiful can be imagined
• 胜仗(勝仗) victory; a victorious battle
• 战胜(戰勝) to prevail; to surmount
• 力不胜任(力不勝任) not to be up to the task ; incompetent
• 决胜千里(決勝千里) to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away
• 旗开得胜(旗開得勝) to win a victory on raising the flag; to start on something and have immediate success
• 无取胜希望者(無取勝希望者) outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
• 以弱胜强(以弱勝強) using the weak to defeat the strong; to win from a position of weakness
• 风景名胜区(風景名勝區) scenic and historic interest area
• 殊胜(殊勝) excellent; distinguished
• 胜妙(勝妙) wonderful; beautiful
• 略胜一筹(略勝一籌) slightly better; a cut above
• 战胜不忒(戰勝不忒) to wins a battle by making no mistakes
• 速胜(速勝) rapid victory
• 以少胜多(以少勝多) using the few to defeat the many; to win from a position of weakness
• 全胜(全勝) total victory; to excel by far; name of a tank; slam
• 戴胜(戴勝) Eurasian hoopoe
• 名胜古迹(名勝古跡) historical sites and scenic places
• 悲不自胜(悲不自勝) unable to control one's grief; overwrought; overcome with sorrow; heartbroken
• 喜不自胜(喜不自勝) unable to contain one's joy
• 争强好胜(爭強好勝) competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others
• 致胜(致勝) to obtain success
• 胜地(勝地) a well-known scenic spot
• 举不胜举(舉不勝舉) too numerous to list; innumerable
• 百战百胜(百戰百勝) victorious in a hundred battles; invincible
• 救人一命胜造七级浮屠(救人一命勝造七級浮屠) saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda
• 险胜(險勝) to win by a narrow margin; to barely win
• 百胜餐饮集团(百勝餐飲集團) Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
• 安胜(安勝) peaceful
• 蟠桃胜会(蟠桃勝會) a victory banquet to taste the peaches of immortality
• 优胜劣败(優勝劣敗) survival of the fittest
• 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
• 胜算(勝算) odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success
• 哀兵必胜(哀兵必勝) an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win
• 胜任能力(勝任能力) competency
• 稳操胜算(穩操勝算) to be assured of success
• 稳操胜券(穩操勝券) with a solid grasp success will be assured
• 常胜军(常勝軍) Chang Sheng Jun ; ever victorious army
• 制胜(制勝) to subdue others and obtain victory
• 革命将要胜利(革命將要勝利) approaching triumph of the revolution
• 乘胜(乘勝) to follow up a victory; to pursue retreating enemy

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九寨沟风景名胜区 、 百胜餐饮 、 东胜区 、 永胜 、 武胜 、 陈木胜 、 武胜县 、 胜论学派

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• 第六十四回 Chapter 64 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 65
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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
• 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
• 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