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势在必得

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Pīnyīn
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to be determined to win (idiom)

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
势
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *势* | 势* | *势
8画
power, force; tendency
勢
5542
QIKS
在
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *在* | 在* | *在
6画
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
4021.4
KLG
必
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *必* | 必* | *必
5画
surely, most certainly; must
3300.0
PH
得
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *得* | 得* | *得
11画
obtain, get, gain, acquire
2624.1
HOAMI

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
势在必得
to be determined to win (idiom)
势
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *势* | 势* | *势
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
 在
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
  必
  bì​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *必* | 必* | *必
certainly / must / will / necessarily
  必得
must / have to
   得
   dé​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
   得
   dè​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
used in 得瑟
   得
   de​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
   得
   děi​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to have to / must / ought to / to need to