败 bài

be defeated, decline, fail

HSK 4 #862

DEFINITIONS

  • be defeated, decline, fail
  • to defeat
  • to damage
  • to lose (to an opponent)
  • to fail
  • to wither

STROKES

WORDS

壹败涂地 yī bài tú dì beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly; a crushing defeat; failed and in a hopeless position
失败主义 shī bài zhǔ yì defeatism
失败是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ Failure is the mother of success.
屡战屡败 lǚ zhàn lǚ bài to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
屡败屡战 lǚ bài lǚ zhàn to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
彻底失败 chè dǐ shī bài utter failure
成也萧何，败也萧何 chéng yě xiāo hé ， bài yě xiāo hé lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
成事不足，败事有余 chéng shì bù zú ， bài shì yǒu yú unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom); unable to do anything right; never make, but always mar
成则为王，败则为寇 chéng zé wéi wáng ， bài zé wéi kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom); fig. losers are always in the wrong
成败利钝 chéng bài lì dùn succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages; success and failure; You win some, you lose some.
成败在此一举 chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ win or lose, it all ends here; this is the moment to shine
成败得失 chéng bài dé shī lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom); fig. to weigh up various factors
成败论人 chéng bài lùn rén to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
成王败寇 chéng wáng bài kòu see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
成者为王，败者为寇 chéng zhě wéi wáng ， bài zhě wéi kòu see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
挠败 náo bài defeated; routed; crushed
败不成军 bài bù chéng jūn The army is completely routed. (idiom)
败亡 bài wáng to be defeated and dispersed
败光 bài guāng to squander one's fortune; to dissipate one's wealth
败子 bài zǐ see 敗家子|败家子[bai4 jia1 zi3]
败子回头 bài zǐ huí tóu return of the prodigal son
败德 bài dé evil conduct
败战 bài zhàn to lose a war; fig. the loser (in a competition or election)
败柳残花 bài liǔ cán huā broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
败毒 bài dú (TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat; to detoxify
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