Definition

1. Noun:
   • Champion: The person or team that achieves first place and wins a competition, contest, or tournament. This is the most common and direct meaning.
   • Titleholder: The person who currently holds the title or championship from a previous victory.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy là quán quân của cuộc thi năm ngoái. (She is the champion of last year's competition.)
  • Đội tuyển đó đã trở thành quán quân một cách thuyết phục. (That team became the champion convincingly.)
  • Quán quân giải đấu sẽ nhận được cúp vàng. (The tournament champion will receive the gold cup.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically outside of formal sports to denote the clear winner or top performer in any competitive field.
  • Công ty đó là quán quân về doanh số trong ngành. (That company is the sales champion in the industry.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vô địch (n): Champion, titleholder. Often used interchangeably with "quán quân," but "vô địch" can sometimes imply a more dominant or long-standing championship status.
• Á quân (n): Runner-up (the person or team that finishes in second place).
• Giải quán quân (n): The championship (the competition itself or the champion's title).

Synonyms

• Champion: The winner of a contest or competition.
• Titleholder: The current holder of a championship title.
• Winner: The one who wins.
• Victor: The one who defeats an opponent.

Related Idioms

• Đoạt ngôi quán quân / Lên ngôi quán quân: To win the championship; to ascend to the champion's throne.
  • Sau trận chung kết, họ chính thức lên ngôi quán quân. (After the final match, they officially ascended to the champion's throne.)

noun

1. champion