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(yíng dé) - to win, to gain, to earn in Mandarin

yíng

Traditional: 贏得

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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

Stroke order for 赢

Stroke order for 得

Examples

He won this match.

Her hard work earned everyone's respect.

jiǎng

This film won many awards.

chéng

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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This word is part of lesson 32.