上风

上風

shàngfēng

noun #15,113

Meanings

1 upper hand
2 the winning side
3 upwind position

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Examples

在这场辩论中，她占了上风。

Zài zhè chǎng biànlùn zhōng, tā zhàn le shàngfēng.

She gained the upper hand in this debate.

两队比分接近，谁也没占上风。

Liǎng duì bǐfēn jiējìn, shéi yě méi zhàn shàngfēng.

The two teams were close in score, neither had the upper hand.

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usage

Almost always used with 占: 占上风 means to gain the upper hand. The opposite is 下风 (the losing side / downwind).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

风 fēng