胜负

胜负 shèngfù

Victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle^†

胜负 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體勝負 shengfu

What 胜负 means

Victory or defeat^†
the outcome of a battle^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 胜负, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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胜负 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

胜

shèng / shēng

Won (victorious - be better than - defeated); Competent (able to do)

负

fù

Lose (carry - to bear - negative number)

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胜负 in a sentence

比赛的胜负还很难说。

Bǐsài de shèngfù hái hěn nán shuō.

The outcome of the match is still hard to call.

他并不在乎一时的胜负。

Tā bìng bú zàihu yìshí de shèngfù.

He does not care about winning or losing at any one moment.

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Questions about 胜负

What does 胜负 mean in English?

胜负 is pronounced shèngfù and means Victory or defeat, the outcome of a battle †.

How do you pronounce 胜负?

胜负 is shèngfù in pinyin — written shengfu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 胜负?

胜负 is written with 2 characters: 胜 (shèng / shēng) Won (victorious - be better than - defeated); Competent (able to do), 负 (fù) Lose (carry - to bear - negative number). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 胜负 written in traditional Chinese?

勝負. The simplified form 胜负 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 勝負 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shèngfù.

Is 胜负 an HSK word?

Yes — 胜负 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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