胜负
Old HSK 6
胜负 (shèngfù) · victory or defeat
胜负 (shèngfù) means “victory or defeat; outcome”. It is written with 2 characters: 胜 (to win) + 负 (load). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 胜负 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)
负 fù · load
What 负 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
比赛的胜负还很难说。Bǐsài de shèngfù hái hěnnán shuō.It's still hard to say who will win the match.
重在参与，胜负不重要。Zhòngzài cānyù, shèngfù bù zhòngyào.Taking part is what counts; winning or losing doesn't matter.
Questions about 胜负
What does 胜负 mean?
胜负 (shèngfù) means “victory or defeat; outcome”.
How do you pronounce 胜负?
胜负 is pronounced shèngfù.
Which HSK level is 胜负?
胜负 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 胜利shènglìvictory
- 战胜zhànshèngto defeat
- 名胜古迹míngshènggǔjìplaces of interest
- 优胜劣汰yōushèngliètàisurvival of the fittest
- 胜shèngto win
- 负责fùzéto be in charge of
- 负担fùdānburden
- 抱负bàofùambition
- 辜负gūfùto let down
- 欺负qīfuto bully
Learn 胜负 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 163: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.