bài

to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat

Character data

Radical ⽁ (66.7)
Strokes 11
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

敗 bài
  1. 1. to fail
  2. 2. to lose (to an opponent)
  3. 3. to defeat
  4. 4. to damage
  5. 5. to wither

Words containing 敗

Word Meaning
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
invincible position
to succeed through failure
to collapse (of building)
offending public morals (idiom)
both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins
army collapses in defeat; total rout
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
victory or defeat; result
history is written by the victors
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
to oppose corruption; anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
to sit on the fence
beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
to inflict a defeat on sb; to defeat
failure; to fail (e.g. experiments); to be defeated
defeatism
Failure is the mother of success.
loser
to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
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