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好胜

好胜 (hào shèng): Competitive (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

好胜 consists of 2 characters.

to like; to be fond of

to win; to surpass; to be superior

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Pinyinhào shèng

MeaningCompetitive

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word好胜

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3.

How to Use 好胜 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 好胜 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith性格

hào好

shèng胜

de的

xìng性

gé格

neutral

competitive personality

Adverb + Adjectivewith过于

guò过

yú于

hào好

shèng胜

Idiomwith争强

zhēng争

qiáng强

hào好

shèng胜

Subject + Predicatewith心强

hào好

shèng胜

xīn心

qiáng强

4.

Example Sentences with 好胜

tā他

hěn很

hào好

shèng胜

，

zǒng总

shì是

neutral

overly competitive

neutral

eager to outdo others

neutral

strong competitive spirit

xiǎng想

yíng赢

。

He is very competitive and always wants to win.

tā他

guò过

yú于

hào好

shèng胜

，

yǐ以

zhì至

yú于

zài在

tuán团

duì队

xiàng项

mù目

zhōng中

nán难

yǐ以

tuǒ妥

xié协

。

He is overly competitive, making it difficult for him to compromise in team projects.

zài在

shāng商

yè业

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

hào好

shèng胜

de的

xīn心

tài态

yǒu有

shí时

huì会

zǔ阻

ài碍

dá达

chéng成

shuāng双

yíng赢

xié协

yì议

。

In business negotiations, a competitive mindset can sometimes hinder reaching a win-win agreement.

tā她

de的

hào好

shèng胜

xīn心

ràng让

tā她

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

biǎo表

xiàn现

chū出

sè色

。

Her competitive spirit made her perform excellently in the competition.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

rèn认

wéi为

hào好

shèng胜

de的

xìng性

gé格

yǒu有

zhù助

yú于

zhí职

yè业

fā发

zhǎn展

？

Do you think a competitive personality is beneficial for career development?

tā她

bìng并

bù不

hào好

shèng胜

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

zhù注

zhòng重

guò过

chéng程

zhōng中

de的

xué学

xí习

yǔ与

chéng成

zhǎng长

。

She is not competitive; instead, she focuses more on learning and growth during the process.

hào好

shèng胜

de的

xìng性

gé格

yǒu有

shí时

huì会

ràng让

rén人

hū忽

lüè略

hé合

zuò作

de的

zhòng重

yào要

xìng性

。

A competitive personality can sometimes make people overlook the importance of cooperation.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

tiān天

xìng性

hěn很

hào好

shèng胜

，

dàn但

jīng经

guò过

fǎn反

sī思

hòu后

xué学

huì会

le了

qiān谦

xùn逊

yǔ与

hé合

zuò作

。

Although he is naturally very competitive, after reflection, he learned humility and cooperation.

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Words with 好

你好nǐ hǎoHSK 1
好听hǎo tīngHSK 1
好看hǎo kànHSK 1
好玩儿hǎo wán rHSK 1
好吃hǎo chīHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
好久hǎo jiǔHSK 3
好多hǎo duōHSK 3

Words with 胜

胜利shèng lìHSK 5
名胜古迹míng shèng gǔ jìHSK 5
名胜míng shèngHSK 6
战胜zhàn shèngHSK 6
胜负shèng fùHSK 6
优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tàiHSK 6
取胜qǔ shèngHSK 7-9

胜任

shèng rèn

HSK 7-9