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Definition
To defend or retain a championship or title in a competition.
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How it's used
Used primarily in sports and competitive contexts to describe a champion attempting to win their title again. It carries a formal tone despite being used in casual sports reporting, often appearing in headlines or news broadcasts. Unlike general words for winning, it specifically highlights the status of the current title holder.
Examples
Does he still have a chance to defend his championship this year?
Their team won last year and is going all out to defend the title this year.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
