節節敗退 jié jié bài tuì

to suffer defeat after defeat

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to suffer defeat after defeat
  2. 2. to retreat again and again in defeat

Characters

Character Meaning
節 jié
festival
節 jié
festival
敗 bài
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
退 tuì HSK 5
to withdraw; to retreat; to move back