dak1 sing3得勝得胜
Jyutpingdak1 sing3
Yaledāk sing
Definition
To win a match, competition, or game.
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How it's used
While 得勝 carries the meaning of winning, it is significantly more formal than the everyday word 贏. You will mostly encounter it in news reports, sports commentary, or formal announcements rather than casual conversation between friends. Using it in a relaxed setting can make you sound like you are reading from a script or a newspaper.
Examples
Which team won the match this time?
They finally won, so happy.
Related words
Common phrases
successfully win
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 贏. If you are talking about a casual game of cards or a video game with friends, use 贏 instead, as 得勝 sounds overly dramatic and stiff in those contexts.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
