bài

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

HSK 4 #862

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 862nd character
Radical ⾙ (154.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1113
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

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

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Words containing 败

Word Meaning
victory or defeat; result
to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
to be utterly defeated; to be routed
losing battle; lost game
spendthrift; prodigal; wastrel
(of status or wealth) to decline; run-down
disappointed
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
lost battle; defeat
to retreat in defeat
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
offending public morals (idiom)
to be beaten in a contest
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
invincible position
to succeed through failure
to collapse (of building)
utter military defeat; total collapse
no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
history is written by the victors
to oppose corruption; anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
to sit on the fence