Usages of yíng
这次 比赛 她 赢 了， 我 输 了， 但是 我 一点儿 也 不 生气。zhècì bǐsài tā yíng le, wǒ shū le, dànshì wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì.
She won this competition and I lost, but I’m not angry at all.
不管 赢 还是 输， 她 都 觉得 参加 比赛 很 有意思。bùguǎn yíng háishi shū, tā dōu juéde cānjiā bǐsài hěn yǒuyìsi.
No matter whether she wins or loses, she feels that taking part in the competition is very interesting.
她 说 自己 玩 游戏 不 是 为了 赢， 而是 为了 跟 朋友 一起 玩 得 很 高兴。tā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bú shì wèile yíng, érshì wèile gēn péngyou yìqǐ wán de hěn gāoxìng.
She says she plays games not to win, but to have fun playing together with friends.
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