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Expressing 'to win' with 赢 (yíng) — winning a competition
Actions & Events
Result & Consequence
Structure
Subject + 赢 + 了 + (Object)
Explanation
The verb 赢 (yíng) means "to win" and is used when someone defeats an opponent or comes out ahead in a competition. It often appears with 了 to indicate that the winning has already taken place. You can specify what was won or who was beaten after the verb.
Examples
我们队赢了今天的比赛，大家都特别开心。
wǒmen duì yíng le jīntiān de bǐsài, dàjiā dōu tèbié kāixīn.
Our team won today's game, and everyone was especially happy.
他下棋赢了我三次，我一次都没赢过他。
tā xiàqí yíng le wǒ sān cì, wǒ yī cì dōu méi yíng guò tā.
He beat me three times at chess; I never won against him once.
这次跑步比赛她赢了所有的对手。
zhè cì pǎobù bǐsài tā yíng le suǒyǒu de duìshǒu.
She beat all her opponents in this running race.