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yōu shì · you shi

Traditional 優勢

Meaning

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  1. superiority
  2. dominance
  3. advantage

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)系(xì)统(tǒng)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)继(jì)续(xù)离(lí)开(kāi),公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)竞(jìng)争(zhēng)优(yōu)势(shì)将(jiāng)会(huì)被(bèi)削(xuē)弱(ruò)。

The company's competitive edge will be eroded if system engineers continue to leave.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)很(hěn)努(nǔ)力(lì)地(de)超(chāo)过(guò)对(duì)方(fāng)获(huò)得(dé)优(yōu)势(shì)。

They tried very hard to gain an advantage over one another.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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