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The word 取胜 (qǔshèng) is formed through a classic Chinese compound word structure where two meaningful characters are combined to create a new, specific verb. The first character, 取 (qǔ), means "to take" or "to obtain", and the second character, 胜 (shèng), means "victory" or "to win". Together, they form a verb-object (V-O) relationship where the action of "taking" is directed at the object "victory", thus logically creating the meaning "to seize victory" or "to achieve success". This compounding method is highly productive in Mandarin, allowing for efficient and semantically transparent word formation.