(yíng dé) - to win, to gain, to earn in Mandarin
yíngdéTraditional: 贏得
Translation
to win, to gain, to earn
Word origin
A compound of 赢 (yíng, to win) and 得 (dé, to obtain), stressing the gaining of a victory, prize or favourable outcome.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 赢 (yíng, to win) + 得 (dé, to obtain)
Stroke order
赢
得
Examples
。
He won this match.
。
Her hard work earned everyone's respect.
奖。
This film won many awards.
诚。
Honesty won him people's trust.
。
We finally won the victory.
赢得 (yíngdé) means to win or gain something through effort or competition, whether a match, a prize or people's respect. It is more formal and result-focused than the bare verb 赢.
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