"the upper hand" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 上风
• 优势

Definition

拥有上风意味着你在某种情况下比别人有更多权力、控制或优势。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于竞争、谈判或争论中，常说“有上风”“取得上风”。不是字面上的‘手’，而是指某种优势或控制权。

Examples

She has the upper hand in the game now.

现在她在比赛中占有**上风**。

If we work together, we can get the upper hand.

如果我们一起努力，就能取得**上风**。

He tries hard to keep the upper hand in every argument.

他总是努力在每次争论中保持**上风**。

After hours of negotiation, our team finally gained the upper hand.

经过数小时的谈判，我们团队终于取得了**上风**。

Don’t let him get the upper hand or he’ll never stop talking.

别让他占到**上风**，否则他会一直说下去。

For a moment, it looked like we had the upper hand, but things changed fast.

有一刻，我们好像占了**上风**，但情况很快就变了。