决胜

決勝

juéshèng

verb #16,477

Meanings

1 to determine victory
2 to win decisively

Characters

to decide; to determine

to win; victory

Examples

这场比赛进入了决胜局。

Zhè chǎng bǐsài jìnrù le juéshèngjú.

The match went into the deciding game.

决胜千里之外。

Juéshèng qiānlǐ zhī wài.

To win a battle from a thousand miles away.

Tips

history

决胜千里 is a classical expression from the Records of the Grand Historian (史记), praising strategists who could win wars through planning rather than fighting in person.

Stroke Order

决 jué

胜 shèng