gàojié

告捷

Word · Verb

win victory; report victory

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to win; to be victorious; to triumph

formal

Often used in formal contexts like warfare, sports competitions, or major contests.

Wǒ我
jūn军
shǒu首
zhàn战
gào告
jié捷
 ,
shì士
qì气
dà大
zhèn振
 。

Our army won the first battle, greatly boosting morale.

Wǒ我
men们
de的
zú足
qiú球
duì队
zài在
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
gào告
jié捷
 。

Our soccer team triumphed in the finals.

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Xīn新
yào药
lín临
chuáng床
shì试
yàn验
chuán传
lái来
gào告
jié捷
de的
xiāo消
xi息
 。

News came in that the new drug's clinical trial was a success.

2.

verb

to report victory; to announce success

formal

Typically used for sending news of a victory to a higher authority or headquarters.

Qián前
xiàn线
zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
fā发
diàn电
xiàng向
sī司
lìng令
bù部
gào告
jié捷
 。

The frontline commander telegraphed headquarters to report victory.

Dà大
shǐ使
guǎn馆
xiàng向
zǔ祖
guó国
gào告
jié捷
 ,
qìng庆
zhù祝
xiàng项
mù目
yuán圆
mǎn满
wán完
chéng成
 。

The embassy reported success to the homeland, celebrating the project's completion.