常胜

常勝

chángshèng

adjective #25,113

Meanings

1 ever-victorious
2 always winning
3 undefeated

Characters

always; often; constant

to win; victory; superior

Examples

HSK 6

没有常胜的将军，失败中要学会成长。

Méiyǒu chángshèng de jiāngjūn, shībài zhōng yào xuéhuì chéngzhǎng.

There is no ever-victorious general; one must learn to grow through defeat.

HSK 7-9

这支球队被称为常胜之师。

Zhè zhī qiúduì bèi chēngwéi chángshèng zhī shī.

This team is known as an ever-victorious squad.

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history

The phrase is associated with the 常胜军 (Ever Victorious Army), a 19th-century Qing dynasty force led by foreign officers including Frederick Ward and Charles Gordon, which helped suppress the Taiping Rebellion.

Stroke Order

常 cháng

胜 shèng