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胜券在握

shèng quàn zài wòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to be confident of victory / to be sure of success
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3362450735661778. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

勝券在握 胜券在握 [sheng4 quan4 zai4 wo4] /(idiom) to be confident of victory; to be sure of success/

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Other forms in these source records: 勝券在握

  • 胜
    shèng

    victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear / equal to (a task)

  • 券
    quàn

    bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) / contract / deed (i.e. title deeds) / ticket / voucher / certificate

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

  • 握
    wò

    to hold / to grasp / to clench (one's fist) / (bound form) to have in one's control / classifier: a handful

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.