胜利
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
胜利 (shènglì) · victory
胜利 (shènglì) means “victory”. It is written with 2 characters: 胜 (to win) + 利 (gains). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 胜利 is built
The characters
胜 shèng · to win
What 胜 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
利 lì · gains
What 利 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们取得了比赛的胜利。Wǒmen qǔdé le bǐsài de shènglì.We won the competition.
祝你们比赛胜利！Zhù nǐmen bǐsài shènglì!Good luck winning the match!
Questions about 胜利
What does 胜利 mean?
胜利 (shènglì) means “victory”.
How do you pronounce 胜利?
胜利 is pronounced shènglì.
Which HSK level is 胜利?
胜利 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 战胜zhànshèngto defeat
- 名胜古迹míngshènggǔjìplaces of interest
- 胜负shèngfùvictory or defeat
- 优胜劣汰yōushèngliètàisurvival of the fittest
- 胜shèngto win
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 顺利shùnlìsmooth
- 利用lìyòngto use
- 有利yǒulìgood for
- 利息lìxīinterest (on money)
Learn 胜利 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.