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乘胜

chéng shèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to follow up a victory / to pursue retreating enemy
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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-3cedb4135682264a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

乘勝 乘胜 [cheng2 sheng4] /to follow up a victory/to pursue retreating enemy/

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Other forms in these source records: 乘勝

  • 乘
    chéng

    to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed

    shèng

    (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books

    Chéng

    surname Cheng

  • 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)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.