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胜过

shèng guò · sheng guo

Traditional 勝過

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  1. to excel
  2. to surpass
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Hot tea or iced coffee

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)热茶(rèchá)胜过(shèngguò)冰(bīng)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    I think hot tea is better than iced coffee.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)冰(bīng)咖啡(kāfēi)胜过(shèngguò)热茶(rèchá)。

    I think iced coffee is better than hot tea.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)冰(bīng)的(de)很(hěn)爽(shuǎng)，开心(kāixīn)胜过(shèngguò)一切(yīqiè)。

    Because iced is so refreshing. Being happy beats everything.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)现在(xiànzài)是(shì)冬天(dōngtiān)啊(a)。

    But it is winter now.

  6. Liangliang

    哦(ò)……那(nà)今天(jīntiān)，暖气(nuǎnqì)胜过(shèngguò)冰(bīng)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    Oh... then today, heating beats iced coffee.

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01

我(wǒ)宁(nìng)愿(yuàn)是(shì)一(yì)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)胜(shèng)过(guò)一(yì)条(tiáo)鱼(yú)。

I'd rather be a bird than a fish.

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

02

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)骑(qí)车(chē)胜(shèng)过(guò)走(zǒu)路(lù)。

I prefer riding to walking.

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

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