Meaning of 赢得
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to win
- to gain
How to use 赢得
赢得 takes an object, usually something abstract or valuable like trust, respect, support, applause, or a game or election. It sounds a bit more formal than plain 赢. Example: 他的努力赢得了大家的尊重。(Tā de nǔlì yíngdé le dàjiā de zūnzhòng.) His hard work won everyone's respect.
赢 (yíng) means to win, and 得 (dé) means to get. Put them together and you win something and get to keep it: 赢得 is to win or gain.
Common mistake: Learners often read 得 here as neutral-tone de, as in 觉得 (juéde) or 记得 (jìde), but in 赢得 it keeps its full second tone: yíngdé. Also, 赢 is easy to confuse with 嬴 (yíng, a surname) or 羸 (léi, weak), which differ only in the bottom middle part.
赢得 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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赢 yíng · to beat · 17 strokes
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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 赢得.
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 懂得 | dǒngde | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 取得 | qǔdé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 得出 | déchū | to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) |
| 不得不 | bùdébù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but |
| 值得 | zhídé | worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth) |
| 认得 | rènde | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it |
| 显得 | xiǎnde | to seem; to look |
| 得分 | défēn | to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade |
| 获得 | huòdé | to obtain; to receive; to get |
Questions about 赢得
What does 赢得 mean?
赢得 (yíngdé) means "to win; to gain" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 赢得?
赢得 is made of 2 characters: 赢 (17 strokes), 得 (11 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
Is 赢得 an HSK word?
Yes. 赢得 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 赢得 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 赢得 is written 贏得.
What is the difference between 赢 and 赢得?
赢 can stand alone or take an opponent or game as its object, as in 我们赢了 (wǒmen yíng le, we won) or 赢比赛 (yíng bǐsài). 赢得 needs an object and focuses on what you gain, such as 赢得胜利 (yíngdé shènglì) or 赢得信任 (yíngdé xìnrèn).
How is 赢得 different from 取得 and 得到?
得到 (dédào) is the general word for getting anything. 取得 (qǔdé) suits achievements and results, like 取得成功. 赢得 suggests you earned it through competition or effort, often winning people's approval, like 赢得掌声 (yíngdé zhǎngshēng, to win applause).