Describing a situation or plan where every side gains something, so nobody has to lose for someone else to win.

Describing a situation or plan形容一種情況或方案： where every side gains something每一方都得到一些東西， so nobody has to lose所以不必有誰輸掉， for someone else to win別人才能贏。

You most often meet it in the fixed phrases 'a win-win situation' and 'a win-win solution', and in the short reply 'It's win-win!' or just 'Win-win.' It comes from business and negotiation talk, where the old assumption was that a deal is a fight and every dollar you gain is a dollar I lose. Win-win is the opposite idea: find an arrangement where both sides walk away better off.

You你 most often meet it最常遇到它 in the fixed phrases的地方是固定片語 'a win-win situation'雙贏局面 and和 'a win-win solution'雙贏方案， and in the short reply還有簡短的回答 'It's win-win!' or just 'Win-win.'。 It comes from business and negotiation talk它來自商業和談判的語言， where the old assumption was那裡舊有的假設是： a deal is a fight交易就是一場仗， and every dollar you gain你多拿的每一塊錢 is a dollar I lose都是我少掉的一塊錢。 Win-win is the opposite idea win-win 是相反的想法： find an arrangement找出一種安排， where both sides walk away better off讓雙方離開時都比原來好。

Because of that background it still sounds slightly like office language, and used too often it can sound like a salesperson trying to convince you. Used naturally, though, it is completely normal in everyday speech: 'You get a quiet flatmate, I get cheap rent — win-win.' Watch the grammar.

Because of that background因為這個出身， it它 still sounds slightly like office language聽起來還是略帶辦公室腔， and used too often而用得太頻繁時， it can sound like a salesperson它會聽起來像個業務員 trying to convince you正在說服你。 though不過， Used naturally用得自然的話， it is completely normal in everyday speech它在日常口語裡完全正常： 'You get a quiet flatmate, I get cheap rent — win-win.'你得到安靜的室友，我得到便宜的房租——雙贏。 Watch the grammar要注意文法。

It normally sits before a noun (a win-win deal) or after 'be' (this is win-win). It is not a verb and not a noun on its own, so you cannot say 'we made a win-win' or 'we win-win'. The hyphen is standard and you should keep it.

It它 normally sits before a noun通常放在名詞前面（ a win-win deal雙贏的交易 ）， or after 'be'或放在 be 後面（ this is win-win這是雙贏 ）。 It is not a verb它不是動詞， and not a noun on its own自己也不是名詞， so you cannot say所以不能說 'we made a win-win' or或 'we win-win'。 The hyphen連字號 is standard是標準寫法， and you should keep it你應該留著它。

English also has the opposite, 'lose-lose', for a situation where everyone comes out worse, and 'win-lose' for the old fight-style deal. Though actually people often say win-win when only one side truly gains much, because it is a polite and pleasant way to sell an arrangement — so it pays to check who is really winning.

English also has英文也有 the opposite相反詞 'lose-lose'， for a situation where everyone comes out worse用在大家都變得更糟的情況， and 'win-lose'也有 win-lose， for the old fight-style deal用在老派的打仗式交易。 Though actually不過說實話， when only one side truly gains much在只有一方真的賺到很多時， people often say win-win人們也常說 win-win， because因為 it is a polite and pleasant way這是一種有禮又好聽的方式 to sell an arrangement去推銷一個安排—— so it pays to check所以值得查一下 who is really winning到底是誰真的在贏。