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胜利

shèng lì · sheng li

Traditional 勝利

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. victory
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We won

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)胜利(shènglì)了(le)！

    We won!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？比分(bǐfēn)是(shì)多少(duōshao)？

    Really? What was the score?

  3. Dengdeng

    二(èr)比(bǐ)零(líng)，这(zhè)个(gè)胜利(shènglì)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)。

    Two to zero. This victory is ours.

  4. Liangliang

    对手(duìshǒu)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who were the opponents?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)一(yī)群(qún)六(liù)岁(suì)的(de)孩子(háizi)。

    A group of six-year-olds.

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In a sentence

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01

胜(shèng)利(lì)是(shì)用(yòng)许(xǔ)多(duō)人(rén)的(de)性(xìng)命(mìng)换(huàn)来(lái)的(de)。

The victory was won at the cost of many lives.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

最(zuì)后(hòu)，他(tā)们(men)感(gǎn)受(shòu)到(dào)了(le)胜(shèng)利(lì)的(de)喜(xǐ)悦(yuè)。

At last, they experienced the joy of victory.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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胜
shèng

victory; success

利
lì

sharp; favorable

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