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yíng

赢yíngyíng
to win
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Usages of yíng

这次zhècì　比赛bǐsài　她tā　赢yíng　了le，　我wǒ　输shū　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　生气shēngqì。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bùguǎn　赢yíng　还是háishi　输shū，　她tā　都dōu　觉得juéde　参加cānjiā　比赛bǐsài　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。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tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　不bù　是shì　为了wèile　赢yíng，　而是érshì　为了wèile　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　一起yìqǐ　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bù 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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