# 夺魁 (duókuí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 夺魁 (duókuí) means “to win first place; to take the crown”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to win first place; to take the crown
- Pinyin: duókuí (duo2 kui2)
- Traditional: 奪魁
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他在这次比赛中成功夺魁。
  Tā zài zhè cì bǐsài zhōng chénggōng duókuí.
  He successfully won first place in this competition.

## Characters

- [夺](https://hanziro.com/word/duo-seize/) (duó): to seize; to take by force
- 魁 (kuí): chief; head

https://hanziro.com/word/duo-kui-win-first-place/

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