制胜

制勝
zhìshèng
verb #24,824

Meanings

  1. 1 to win
  2. 2 to prevail
  3. 3 to gain victory
  4. 4 to come out on top

Examples

HSK 5
Tā píngjiè sùdù zhìshèng, yíngdé le bǐsài.
He prevailed through speed and won the competition.
HSK 6
Yǐ zhìliàng zhìshèng shì zhè jiā gōngsī de héxīn cèlüè.
Winning through quality is the core strategy of this company.
HSK 7-9
Zhījǐ-zhībǐ, fāng néng bǎi zhàn zhìshèng.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will prevail in a hundred battles.

Tips

usage
制胜 is slightly formal/literary. It often appears in set phrases like 以X制胜 (to win by means of X), e.g. 以少制多 (to overcome the many with the few) or 出奇制胜 (to win by surprise).

Stroke Order

制 zhì
胜 shèng