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

• 胜诉(勝訴) to win a court case
• 胜利在望(勝利在望) victory is in sight
• 战无不胜(戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle; to be invincible
• 蟠桃胜会(蟠桃勝會) a victory banquet to taste the peaches of immortality
• 力不胜任(力不勝任) not to be up to the task ; incompetent
• 争强显胜(爭強顯勝) to compete for display of wealth
• 名胜古迹(名勝古跡) historical sites and scenic places
• 革命将要胜利(革命將要勝利) approaching triumph of the revolution
• 不胜(不勝) cannot bear or stand; to be unequal to ; very; extremely
• 胜任能力(勝任能力) competency
• 防不胜防(防不勝防) you can't guard against it; impossible to defend effectively; not much one can do about it
• 制胜(制勝) to subdue others and obtain victory
• 无取胜希望者(無取勝希望者) outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
• 反败为胜(反敗為勝) to turn defeat into victory
• 引人入胜(引人入勝) to enchant; fascinating
• 料敌制胜(料敵制勝) understand enemy positions, contain, and prevail
• 胜似(勝似) to surpass; to be better than; to be superior to
• 名胜(名勝) a location significant for its scenery or historical relics; landmark ; talented person
• 决胜负(決勝負) a tie-break; to determine the winner
• 大获全胜(大獲全勝) to seize total victory; an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in election)
• 得胜(得勝) to triumph over an opponent
• 战胜(戰勝) to prevail; to surmount
• 积非胜是(積非勝是) accumulated wrongs outweigh rights
• 全胜(全勝) total victory; to excel by far; name of a tank; slam
• 不胜其扰(不勝其擾) unable to put up with any longer
• 致胜(致勝) to obtain success
• 胜算(勝算) odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success
• 事实胜于雄辩(事實勝於雄辯) Facts speak louder than words.
• 戴胜(戴勝) Eurasian hoopoe
• 旅游胜地(旅遊勝地) tourist center
• 争强斗胜(爭強鬥勝) to battle for victory
• 略胜一筹(略勝一籌) slightly better; a cut above
• 形胜(形勝) advantageous; strategic (position)
• 胜之不武(勝之不武) to fight a one-sided battle; to have an unfair advantage in a contest
• 百胜餐饮集团(百勝餐飲集團) Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
• 知之者胜(知之者勝) one who knows this will be victorious
• 胜乃不殆(勝乃不殆) victory will not be in doubt
• 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
• 聊胜于无(聊勝於無) better than nothing
• 速胜(速勝) rapid victory
• 胜景(勝景) wonderful scenery
• 胜兵(勝兵) a victorious army
• 稳胜(穩勝) to beat comfortably; to win easily

Also contained in

百胜餐饮 、 龙胜县 、 永胜县 、 优胜美地 、 遍胜光天 、 必胜客 、 东胜区 、 大胜生主

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