How to say “win” in Chinese

赢
yíng

win

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Sports and wrap-up”

“Win” in Chinese is 赢, yíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

赢 is read yíng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yíng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

赢
yíng — win

Five parts: 亡, 口, 月, 贝, 凡. In the bottom middle, 贝 “money” — the winnings.

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 “赢”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 赢. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们三比二赢了wǒmensānbǐèryíngleWe won 3–2.
  • 昨天那场比赛谁赢了?zuótiānnàchǎngbǐsàishéiyíngleWho won yesterday's match?
  • 他们赢得了球迷的尊重tāmenyíngdéleqiúmídezūnzhòngThey earned the fans' respect.
  • 我们队赢了wǒmenduìyíngleOur team won!
  • 通过努力,我们终于赢了。tōngguònǔlì,wǒmenzhōngyúyíngleThanks to hard work, we finally won.
  • 这场比赛说什么也得3赢zhèchǎngbǐsàishuōshénmeyěděiyíngWe have to win this match no matter what.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Winning and losing”

Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “win” in Chinese?

“Win” in Chinese is 赢, pinyin yíng.

What does 赢 mean?

赢 (yíng) means “win”.

How do you write 赢?

赢 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 赢?

赢 is read yíng. Tones: yíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“win” in the lesson “Winning and losing”

This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. 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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