胜出

• Pinyin: shèng chū
• Hanzi breakdown: 胜 = 月 + 朕 (to win, surpass, excel); 出 = 屮 + 凵 (to exit, emerge, come out)

Meaning

To win; to come out ahead; to prevail — successfully beating others in a competition, selection, or contest.

Implies emerging victorious from among multiple competitors. Common in business, sports, academic, and political contexts. Slightly more formal than 赢 and often suggests a selective process with many participants. Collocations: 竞争中胜出 (win in competition), 最终胜出 (ultimately prevail), 从众多候选人中胜出 (emerge victorious from many candidates).

Examples

1. 经过三轮激烈角逐，她凭借出色的设计作品从上百名参赛者中脱颖而出，最终胜出。 After three intense rounds, she stood out among hundreds of competitors with her outstanding design work and ultimately won.
2. 这家初创公司在竞争激烈的市场中胜出，靠的是持续的技术创新和精准的用户定位。 This startup came out ahead in a fiercely competitive market thanks to continuous technological innovation and precise user positioning.
3. 代表团在国际招标中胜出，成功为本国争取到承办下届世界博览会的宝贵资格。 The delegation prevailed in the international bidding process, successfully securing for their country the valuable right to host the next World Expo.

Usage Guide

Context: business, sports, politics, academia

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 该公司在此次全球供应商遴选中最终胜出，成功拿下了价值数十亿元的核心零部件供应合同。(The company ultimately prevailed in this global supplier selection, successfully securing a core components supply contract worth billions of yuan.)
• 他在四十位候选人的激烈竞争中胜出，被任命为公司新的首席技术官，将带领团队推进战略转型。(He prevailed in fierce competition among forty candidates and was appointed the company's new Chief Technology Officer, where he will lead the team through strategic transformation.)

Don't Say

• 胜出 for winning a non-competitive context such as receiving a gift or being chosen randomly — 胜出 requires a competitive process with multiple participants

Origin & History

胜 (to win, to surpass) + 出 (to come out, to emerge)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal