Hanzi
Traditional
敗
Simplified
败

to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to wither

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

bài

Bopomofo

ㄅㄞˋ

Jyutping

baai6

Example sentences

失敗 / 失败 shībài
失敗乃成功之母。
失败乃成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success.

之 zhī
失敗是成功之母。
失败是成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success.

打敗 / 打败 dǎbài
我們必須打敗對手。
我们必须打败对手。

We must defeat the opponent.

擊敗 / 击败 jíbài
漢軍最終擊敗了敵軍。
汉军最终击败了敌军。

The Han army eventually defeated the enemy army.

匈奴 xiōngnú
漢武帝時期，大將軍衛青曾多次率軍擊敗匈奴。
汉武帝时期，大将军卫青曾多次率军击败匈奴。

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, General Wei Qing led the army to defeat the Xiongnu many times.

敗 / 败 bài
他在比賽中敗下陣來。
他在比赛中败下阵来。

He was defeated in the competition.

失 shī
不要因為一時的失敗而失去信心。
不要因为一时的失败而失去信心。

Don't lose heart because of a temporary failure.

腐敗 / 腐败 fǔbài
食物如果沒有妥善冷藏，很快就會腐敗。
食物如果没有妥善冷藏，很快就会腐败。

If food is not properly refrigerated, it will soon spoil.

揭發 / 揭发 jiēfā
他勇敢地揭發了這起腐敗案件。
他勇敢地揭发了这起腐败案件。

He bravely exposed this corruption case.

成敗 / 成败 chéngbài
這場比賽的成敗，往往取決於最後五分鐘。
这场比赛的成败，往往取决于最后五分钟。

The outcome of this game often depends on the final five minutes.

Example Vocabulary

失敗

shi1'bai4

failure; to fail

打敗

da3'bai4

to defeat; to beat

擊敗

ji2'bai4

to defeat; to beat; to vanquish

敗

bai4

to be defeated; to fail; to lose

腐敗

fu3'bai4

corruption; rotten; decayed; spoiled

一敗塗地

yi1'bai4'tu2'di4

不敗之地

失敗者

慘敗

can3'bai4

成敗

cheng2'bai4

success or failure; outcome

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