胜于

勝於
shèngyú

to be better than; to be superior to

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Examples

防胜于治。

Prevention is better than cure.

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行胜于言。

Deeds are better than words.

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行动胜于雄辩。

Actions speak louder than words.

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健康胜于财富。

Health is more important than gold.

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我喜欢夏天胜于冬天。

I like summer better than winter.

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Entry Composition

=1 胜 shèng
  1. victory
  2. success
  3. to beat
  4. to defeat
  5. to surpass
  6. victorious
  7. superior to
  8. to get the better of
  9. better than
  10. surpassing
  11. superb (of vista)
  12. beautiful (scenery)
  13. wonderful (view)
  14. (Taiwan pr. shēng) able to bear
  15. equal to (a task)
=1 胜 xīng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 腥 (xīng, “rank; fishy”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 省 (“thin; skinny”)
  3. alternative form of 腥 (xīng, “rank; fishy”)
  4. only used in 胜遇 (qìngyù, “name of a mythical bird”)
  5. synonym of 省 (“thin; skinny”)
=2 于 Yú surname Yu
=2 于 yú
  1. to go
  2. to take
  3. sentence-final interrogative particle
  4. variant of 于 yú
=2 于 yú
  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by

Containing this entry

事实胜于雄辩 shìshíshèngyúxióngbiàn facts speak louder than words (idiom)
聊胜于无 liáoshèngyúwú better than nothing (idiom)
身教胜于言教 shēnjiàoshèngyúyánjiào
  1. teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
  2. action speaks louder than words
青出于蓝而胜于蓝 qīngchūyúlánérshèngyúlán
  1. lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
  2. fig. the student surpasses the master
预防胜于治疗 yùfángshèngyúzhìliáo