Meaning of 战胜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to prevail over
- to defeat
- to surmount
How to use 战胜
战胜 takes a direct object, either a rival or an abstract difficulty like fear, illness, or hardship. It sounds a bit formal and is common in news, speeches, and encouraging talk. Example: 她战胜了自己的恐惧。(Tā zhànshèngle zìjǐ de kǒngjù.) She overcame her own fear.
战胜 is two ideas joined: 战 (zhàn) means to fight, as in 战争 (zhànzhēng) war, and 胜 (shèng) means to win, as in 胜利 (shènglì) victory. Fight and win, and you have defeated something.
Common mistake: Learners often write 胜 with 生 on the right but swap the left side for 月 confusion with 星 or similar; remember it is 月 + 生. Also do not use 战胜 for winning a game or prize itself; say 赢了比赛 (yíngle bǐsài), not 战胜了比赛.
战胜 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
战 zhàn · war · 9 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
胜 shèng · victory · 9 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Related words
Words that share a character with 战胜.
| 胜利 | shènglì | victory |
| 战争 | zhànzhēng | war; conflict |
| 战斗 | zhàndòu | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 挑战 | tiǎozhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 战士 | zhànshì | fighter; soldier |
| 胜负 | shèngfù | victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle |
| 作战 | zuòzhàn | combat; to fight |
| 战场 | zhànchǎng | battlefield |
| 战术 | zhànshù | tactics |
| 战略 | zhànlüè | strategy |
| 战友 | zhànyǒu | comrade-in-arms; battle companion |
| 名胜 | míngshèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot |
Questions about 战胜
What does 战胜 mean?
战胜 (zhànshèng) means "to prevail over; to defeat" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 战胜?
战胜 is made of 2 characters: 战 (9 strokes), 胜 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 战胜 an HSK word?
Yes. 战胜 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 战胜 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 战胜 is written 戰勝.
What is the difference between 战胜 and 打败?
Both can mean to defeat an opponent, but 打败 (dǎbài) is more colloquial and mostly used for people or teams. 战胜 also works well with abstract things like 困难 (kùnnan) difficulties or 疾病 (jíbìng) disease, which 打败 rarely takes.
Can 战胜 be used in the passive?
Yes, you can say 被战胜 (bèi zhànshèng), as in 敌人被战胜了 (Dírén bèi zhànshèng le), The enemy was defeated. For losing a match in daily speech, 输给 (shū gěi) is more natural.