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败
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Definitions
- 1. to defeat
- 2. to damage
- 3. to lose (to an opponent)
- 4. to fail
- 5. to wither
Example Sentences
1 shown失 败 了。
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Words Containing 败
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
defeated
vice
scum of a community
The army is completely routed. (idiom)
victory or defeat
to fail at every step of the way (idiom)
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
to retreat again and again in defeat
to defeat
see 敗家子|败家子[bài jiā zǐ]
(sports) to be trounced (by an opponent)
to wither and fall
offending public morals (idiom)
consecutive defeats
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
dilapidated
to run away (in defeat)
to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
to decay
to lose a war
succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
to suffer a crushing defeat
(literary) to be routed (in a war)
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
flustered and exasperated
the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
to decline
to oppose corruption
to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)
to lose a lawsuit
relieve inflammation or internal heat
to be defeated and dispersed
corruption
ruined
return of the prodigal son
to ruin
to be defeated on the battlefield
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
corruption
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[jīn yōng] novels
Failure is the mother of success.
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
to defeat
lost game
to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
to suffer a defeat
success or failure
spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal
both sides suffer (idiom)
invincible position
perishable
to ruin
utter failure
to be utterly defeated
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Japanese support
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[hán xìn] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[dà jiāng jūn]
septicaemia
honorable even in defeat (idiom)
(milk) to turn sour
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
to lose one's standing
evil conduct
lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
to retreat in defeat
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
to defeat
to be utterly defeated; to be routed
spoil one's appetite
lost battle
to squander one's fortune
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
to succeed through failure
the crime of corruption
pride goes before a fall (idiom)
see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]
disappointed
to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
defeatism
see 優勝劣汰|优胜劣汰[yōu shèng liè tài]
to lose a war
(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat
crushed
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
win or lose, it all ends here
to be defeated
to defeat
to collapse (of building)
(of status or wealth) to decline
loser