告捷

gàojié
verb #68,207

Meanings

  1. 1 to win (a battle or competition); to score a victory
  2. 2 to report a victory

Characters

Literally 'to report a victory' — a military telegram condensed into one word, now used for any decisive win.

Examples

Wǒmen de qiúduì shǒuzhàn gàojié.
Our team won their first match.
Yuǎnzhēngjūn zài qiánxiàn gàojié.
The expedition force reported victory at the front line.
Zhōngguó pīngpāngqiú duì zài shìjǐnsài shàng zàicì gàojié.
China's table tennis team again won at the world championships.

Tips

register
Formal and news-style — common in sports reporting, military bulletins, and corporate-victory metaphors (election wins, market launches, lawsuits). Pairs especially well with 首战 (first battle / opening match) → 首战告捷 'won the opening round.' In casual speech you'd just say 赢了.
history
Originally military: a victorious commander would (report) a (victory) back to the throne. The literal meaning has narrowed in modern usage so it now reads more as 'to win' than 'to send word of winning,' but the announcement-of-victory flavor still lingers — you'll see it in headlines like 首日票房告捷 ('opening-day box office wins').

Stroke Order

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