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卫冕

衛冕
wèimiǎn
verb #17,221

Meanings

  1. 1 to defend one's title
  2. 2 to defend the championship

Characters

卫
wèi
to defend; to guard
冕
miǎn
crown; ceremonial cap
Literally 'to defend the crown' — to successfully retain a championship title.

Examples

他成功卫冕了世界冠军。
Tā chénggōng wèimiǎn le shìjiè guànjūn.
He successfully defended his world championship title.
卫冕冠军在第一轮就被淘汰了。
Wèimiǎn guànjūn zài dì yī lún jiù bèi táotài le.
The defending champion was eliminated in the first round.

Tips

usage
卫冕冠军 means 'defending champion' (the current title holder). 卫冕成功 means successfully defending the title; 卫冕失败 means failing to defend it.

Stroke Order

卫 wèi
冕 miǎn