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战胜 (zhàn shèng) — how to say "to defeat" in Chinese
战胜
To defeat
verb
Character composition
战
war
胜
to win
Radicals / Keys
戈
Halberd
#62 · gē · 4 strokes
肉
Meat
#130 · ròu · 6 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
战胜疾病
zhàn shèng jí bìng
to overcome illness
战胜对手
zhàn shèng duì shǒu
to defeat an opponent
Examples
经过努力，我们终于战胜了强大的对手。
After hard work, we finally defeated the strong opponent.
我们战胜了困难。
We overcame the difficulties.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say defeat in Chinese?
"to defeat" in Chinese is 战胜 (zhàn shèng).
战胜 meaning in English
战胜 (zhàn shèng) means "To defeat".
How is 战胜 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhàn shèng (written as zhan sheng, zhansheng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to defeat" in Chinese characters?
It is written 战胜: 战 has 9 strokes, 胜 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 战胜?
战胜 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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