上风

上風

shàngfēng

noun #15,113

Meanings

1 upper hand
2 the winning side
3 upwind position

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 4

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.

Tips

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