赢 yíng to win
to win; to beat; to profit
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
赢 = 吂 no answer + ⿲月贝凡 trade goods
- 吂 no answer
- 亡 perish
- 口 mouth
- ⿲月贝凡 trade goods
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 came to be
In the full form, the cowrie shell, once money, gives the meaning, and the parts around it give the sound.
用法
- 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.
含“赢”的词语
例句
- 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 .