夺魁
duókuí
to win first place; to come out on top
Characters in this word
魁 kuí
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 鬼 — ghost
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片在国际电影节上夺魁，出乎许多评论家的预料。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn zài guójì diànyǐngjié shàng duókuí, chūhū xǔduō pínglùnjiā de yùliào. This documentary took first place at the international film festival, contrary to the expectations of many critics.
- 她的作品在比赛中夺魁，大家都为她鼓掌。 Tā de zuòpǐn zài bǐsài zhōng duókuí, dàjiā dōu wèi tā gǔzhǎng. Her work took first place in the competition, and everyone applauded her.
- 这次演讲比赛，他有信心夺魁。 Zhè cì yǎnjiǎng bǐsài, tā yǒu xìnxīn duókuí. He is confident of coming out on top in this speech contest.
Related words
- 夺 duó to seize, to take
- 夺取 duóqǔ to capture, to take by force
- 争夺 zhēngduó to fight for, to compete for
- 剥夺 bōduó to deprive; to strip away
- 夺冠 duóguàn to win a championship
- 掠夺 lüèduó to plunder; to loot; to seize by force
- 抢夺 qiǎngduó to snatch; to seize
- 争分夺秒 zhēngfēnduómiǎo to race against time; to seize every minute and second
- 罪魁祸首 zuìkuíhuòshǒu chief culprit; main cause of trouble
- 得手 déshǒu to succeed; to get one's way
- 成才 chéngcái to become a useful or accomplished person
- 表彰 biǎozhāng to commend; to honour publicly