胜 – vocab dash

胜shèng

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Meanings

1. victory

2. success

3. to beat

4. to defeat

5. to surpass

6. victorious

7. superior to

8. to get the better of

9. better than

10. surpassing

11. superb (of vista)

12. beautiful (scenery)

13. wonderful (view)

14. (Taiwan pr. shēng) able to bear

15. equal to (a task)

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Examples7

行xíng胜shèng于yú言yán，但dàn并bìng不是bùshì所有suǒyǒu情况qíngkuàng都dōu是shì这样zhèyàng。

Action speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often.

白bái先xiān走zǒu，白bái胜shèng。

White to play and win.

健康jiànkāng胜shèng于yú财富cáifù。

Health is above wealth.

行xíng胜shèng于yú言yán。

Deeds are better than words.

我wǒ认为rènwéi一yī部bù电影diànyǐng的de乐趣lèqù远yuǎn胜shèng于yú任何rènhé一yī本běn书shū。

I think a movie is more entertaining than any book.

防fáng胜shèng于yú治zhì。

Prevention is better than cure.