败
bài
Meaning
- to lose (to an opponent)
- to defeat
- to fail
Definition
失败；输；打败；败坏；衰落。
To lose; to be defeated; to fail; to spoil; to decay.
Usage
表示在竞争、战斗或追求中未能成功，或者使某事变坏、衰落。
Indicates failure in competition, battle, or pursuit, or causing something to deteriorate or decline.
Examples
- 1 他在这场比赛中败了。 (He lost in this game.)
- 2 敌人被打败了。 (The enemy was defeated.)
- 3 这种食品容易败坏。 (This type of food spoils easily.)
- 4 他因为骄傲而败了名声。 (He ruined his reputation due to arrogance.)
- 5 盛极必败。 (Extreme prosperity is followed by decline.)
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