夺魁 meaning in English

duókuí

to win the championship; to take first place

HSK 7-9Traditional 奪魁19 strokes

Meaning of 夺魁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

duókuí
  1. to win the championship; to take first place

Stroke order for each character

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夺 duó · to seize · 6 strokes

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魁 kuí · chief · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 夺魁.

夺取duóqǔto seize; to capture
争夺zhēngduóto fight over; to contest
剥夺bōduóto deprive; to expropriate
掠夺lüèduóto plunder; to rob
罪魁祸首zuìkuí-huòshǒu(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
夺冠duóguànto seize the crown; fig. to win a championship
抢夺qiǎngduóto plunder; to pillage
争分夺秒zhēngfēn-duómiǎolit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
夺走duózǒuto snatch away
夺回duóhuíto take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back
夺得duódéto take (after a struggle); to wrest
掠夺者lüèduózhěrobber; plunderer

Questions about 夺魁

What does 夺魁 mean?

夺魁 (duókuí) means "to win the championship; to take first place".

How do you write 夺魁?

夺魁 is made of 2 characters: 夺 (6 strokes), 魁 (13 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 夺魁 an HSK word?

Yes. 夺魁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 夺魁 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 夺魁 is written 奪魁.