ชนะ
win
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- 1 win、beat、defeat
- 2 overcome、conquer、prevail over
ชนะ is the basic verb for winning or defeating someone in a contest, conflict, or competition. It can also mean overcoming something difficult, such as fear or an obstacle.
win、beat、defeat
Used when someone wins a game, match, election, battle, or other contest by doing better than the opponent.
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ทีมไทยชนะญี่ปุ่น thiim thay chaná yîipùn The Thai team beat Japan. ทีมไทยชนะญี่ปุ่น details
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ใครชนะ? khray chaná Who won? ใครชนะ? details
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เขาชนะการแข่งขัน khǎw chaná kaan khɛ̀ŋ khǎn He won the competition. เขาชนะการแข่งขัน details
overcome、conquer、prevail over
Used figuratively for overcoming something difficult or negative, such as fear, temptation, illness, or an obstacle.
Learning notes
Explanation
ชนะ has the core idea of coming out ahead of an opponent, contest, or difficulty. A common pattern is ชนะ + opponent, meaning “beat someone,” and it can also take words like การแข่งขัน, เกม, or เลือกตั้ง for the contest being won. For the noun “victory,” ชัยชนะ is usually more natural than using ชนะ by itself as a noun.
Usage
It is common in sports, games, matches, elections, contests, battles, and business competition. In everyday speech, short phrases like ใครชนะ? “Who won?” and ชนะแล้ว “We/I won” are very natural.
Caution
The object after ชนะ determines the relationship: ชนะญี่ปุ่น means “beat Japan,” while ชนะการแข่งขัน means “win the competition.” There are also rare noun or name uses, but learners should focus first on the common verb meaning “win/beat.”
Differences from similar words
1 win synonyms
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ชนะเลิศ means to win first place or become champion in a competition. ชนะ can refer to winning any match, contest, or opponent.
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เอาชนะ emphasizes succeeding in defeating an opponent or overcoming a challenge. ชนะ is the more basic, general verb for winning.