When to use become a champion in Korean

Korean: 우승[ u-seung ]

become a champion
become a champion

When to use it

The word 우승 means winning first place in a game, race, or contest. In English, you can think of it as “becoming a champion” or “winning the championship.” People often use it with 하다, as in 우승하다, to talk about winning a competition.

Example sentences

  1. 우리 학교가 축구 대회에서 우승했어요.

    Our school became the champion in the soccer tournament.

  2. 형이 수영 경기에서 우승했어요.

    My older brother became the champion in the swimming match.

  3. 누가 이번 대회에서 우승했어요?

    Who became the champion in this contest?

  4. 우리 팀은 어제 우승해서 정말 기뻤어요.

    Our team won yesterday, so we were very happy.

  5. 딸이 피아노 대회에서 우승했어요.

    My daughter became the champion in the piano contest.

  6. 친구와 저는 우승 팀을 응원했어요.

    My friend and I cheered for the champion team.