How to say “victory” in Chinese
victory; win
“Victory” in Chinese is 胜利, shèng lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
胜利 is read shèng lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 生 shēng hints at the reading. The opposite of 败 “defeat”.
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 刂 “knife”: a sharp knife cuts the ears of grain.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “胜利”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 胜利. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 下一场比赛我们要争取胜利xiàyìchǎngbǐsàiwǒmenyàozhēngqǔshènglìIn the next match we'll fight for the win.
- 我们胜利了wǒmenshènglìleWe won!
More words from the lesson “The fight for victory”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “victory” in Chinese?
“Victory” in Chinese is 胜利, pinyin shènglì.
What does 胜利 mean?
胜利 (shènglì) means “victory; win”.
How do you write 胜利?
胜利 is 2 characters: 胜 (shèng) — win, triumph; 利 (lì) — benefit, profit; sharp. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 胜利?
胜利 is read shènglì. Tones: shèng — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“victory” in the lesson “The fight for victory”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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