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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

好胜 [hàoshèng]
  1. 1. adjective competitive

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

好胜 [hàoshèng]
  1. 1. love to outshine others; seek to do others down

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

好胜 [hàoshèng]
  1. 1. 喜欢事事胜过别人
    他们都是年轻好胜的人。

Examples

逞强好胜
parade one's superiority and strive to outshine others
他一向争强好胜
He is always seeking to prevail over others.
争强好胜的性格对他来说不是好事情。
Having the desire to excel over others, is not a good thing for him.
逞强好胜
We live in a litigious age.
我们正处在争强好胜的年龄。
He shed his image as a pushy boss.
他摆脱了好胜的上司形象。
He was a bull of a man.
他是一个争强好胜的人。

Collocations

为人好胜
to try to outdo others
好胜
to outdo others
好胜的个性
a personality that loves to deveat others
争强好胜
to excel over others
特别好胜
aggressive

Word Decomposition


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