速胜

速勝

sùshèng

noun

Meanings

1 rapid victory
2 quick win
3 swift triumph

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Examples

敌军妄想速胜，结果陷入了持久战。

Díjūn wàngxiǎng sùshèng, jiéguǒ xiànrù le chíjiǔzhàn.

The enemy hoped for a quick victory but ended up in a war of attrition.

中国队没有速胜，但稳扎稳打。

Zhōngguó duì méiyǒu sùshèng, dàn wěnzhā-wěndǎ.

The Chinese team didn't win quickly, but played a steady game.

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history

Famous from Mao Zedong's 1938 essay 《论持久战》(On Protracted War), which argued against both the 'inevitable defeat' camp and the 速胜论 (sùshènglùn, 'quick-victory theory') in the war against Japan. The term still carries a faint echo of that strategic debate.

Stroke Order

速 sù

胜 shèng