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胜负兵家之常
胜负兵家之常
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胜负兵家之常

胜负兵家之常 — “Victory and defeat are common occurrences in competition or struggle”

胜负兵家之常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Victory and defeat are common occurrences in competition or struggle”. It's natural to experience both success and failure. Literally, “Victory and defeat are common to military strategists”.

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胜负兵家之常 Pronunciation and Pinyin

胜负兵家之常 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
胜
shèng9win, be victorious
负
fù6bear, lose, negative, betray
兵
bīng7weapon, soldier, military affairs
家
jiā10family home or expert
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
常
cháng11constant, often, ordinary

Example Sentence with 胜负兵家之常

这次比赛我们虽然输了,但胜负兵家之常,下次再努力就好。
Although we lost this competition, winning or losing is par for the course, we'll just try harder next time.

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Synonyms of 胜负兵家之常

  • shèng胜fù负bīng兵jiā家cháng常shì势Victory and defeat are common
  • shèng胜bài败nǎi乃bīng兵jiā家cháng常shì事Victory and defeat are common in war

More idioms starting with 胜

  • shèng胜bù不jiāo骄,,bài败bù不něi馁Stay humble in success, resilient in failure
  • shèng胜rén人yī一chóu筹be a cut above
  • shèng胜rèn任yú愉kuài快competent and enjoy the work
  • shèng胜yǒu友rú如yún云surrounded by many excellent friends
  • shèng胜cán残qù去shā杀transform cruel, abolish killing
  • shèng胜dú读shí十nián年shū书learn more in a moment than in years

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What does 胜负兵家之常 mean?

胜负兵家之常 (shèng fù bīng jiā zhī cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Victory and defeat are common occurrences in competition or struggle”.

How do you pronounce 胜负兵家之常?

胜负兵家之常 is pronounced shèng fù bīng jiā zhī cháng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 胜负兵家之常 literally mean?

Literally, 胜负兵家之常 means “Victory and defeat are common to military strategists”. It is used to mean “Victory and defeat are common occurrences in competition or struggle”.

What is the Chinese definition of 胜负兵家之常?

兵家:军事家。胜利或失败是军事家常遇到的事情

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