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赢 yíng to win

to win; to beat; to profit

How to remember 赢: 亡 perish + 口 mouth + ⿲月贝凡 trade goods = to win. The market seller thought her shop would perish, but she opens her mouth, praises her trade goods loudly and starts to win customers back.

  • 1,836. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 17 strokes
  • Radical 亠

Component breakdown

赢 = 吂 + ⿲月贝凡 trade goods

  • 吂
    • 亡 perish
    • 口 mouth
  • ⿲月贝凡 trade goods
The Gushi story

The market seller thought her shop would perish, but she opens her mouth, praises her trade goods loudly and starts to win customers back.

How it is used

  • To win / beat / profit - 我们赢了 (wǒmen yíng le) we won, 赢得 (yíngdé) win/earn (respect, a game).
  • Contrast 输 (shū), to lose; 赢/输 is the standard win/lose pair.
  • 双赢 (shuāngyíng) win-win; 赢家 (yíngjiā) the winner. Note it takes an object: 赢他 beat him.

Words with 赢

Example sentences

  • 结果他们赢了。 Jiéguǒ tāmen yíng le.They ended up winning.
  • 他们赢了这次战斗，但输了这场战争 Tāmen yíngle zhè cì zhàndòu, dàn shūle zhè chǎng zhànzhēngThey won the battle but lost the war .