| 1 | 失败 | 失敗 | shī bài | shi1 bai4 | to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; Classifiers: 次 | | |
| 2 | 败 | 敗 | bài | bai4 | to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither | | |
| 3 | 打败 | 打敗 | dǎ bài | da3 bai4 | to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated | | |
| 4 | 腐败 | 腐敗 | fǔ bài | fu3 bai4 | corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten | | |
| 5 | 成败 | 成敗 | chéng bài | cheng2 bai4 | success or failure | | |
| 6 | 败坏 | 敗壞 | bài huài | bai4 huai4 | to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine | | |
| 7 | 击败 | 擊敗 | jī bài | ji1 bai4 | to defeat; to beat | | |
| 8 | 节节败退 | 節節敗退 | jié jié bài tuì | jie2 jie2 bai4 tui4 | to retreat again and again in defeat; to suffer defeat after defeat | | |
| 9 | 胜者王侯败者贼 | 勝者王侯敗者賊 | shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi | sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 zei2 | see 胜者王侯败者寇 | | |
| 10 | 胜者王侯败者寇 | 勝者王侯敗者寇 | shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu | sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4 | the winners become princes and marquises, the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom); history is written by the victors | | |
| 11 | 败胃 | 敗胃 | bài wèi | bai4 wei4 | spoil one's appetite | | |
| 12 | 败亡 | 敗亡 | bài wáng | bai4 wang2 | to be defeated and dispersed | | |
| 13 | 败兴而归 | 敗興而歸 | bài xīng ér guī | bai4 xing1 er2 gui1 | Returning in defeat | | |
| 14 | 败辱门楣 | 敗辱門楣 | bài rǔ mén méi | bai4 ru3 men2 mei2 | to disgrace one's family (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 败落 | 敗落 | bài luò | bai4 luo4 | (of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt | | |
| 16 | 坐观成败 | 坐觀成敗 | zuò guān chéng bài | zuo4 guan1 cheng2 bai4 | to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides; to sit on the fence | | |
| 17 | 败军折将 | 敗軍折將 | bài jūn zhé jiàng | bai4 jun1 zhe2 jiang4 | The army is defeated and the generals are slain. (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 败局 | 敗局 | bài jú | bai4 ju2 | lost game; losing battle | | |
| 19 | 败家子弟 | 敗家子弟 | bài jiā zǐ dì | bai4 jia1 zi3 di4 | children who ruin the family (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 败家子 | 敗家子 | bài jiā zǐ | bai4 jia1 zi3 | spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal | | |
| 21 | 败火 | 敗火 | bài huǒ | bai4 huo3 | relieve inflammation or internal heat | | |
| 22 | 败光 | 敗光 | bài guāng | bai4 guang1 | to squander one's fortune; to dissipate one's wealth | | |
| 23 | 败毒 | 敗毒 | bài dú | bai4 du2 | (TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat; to detoxify | | |
| 24 | 败德 | 敗德 | bài dé | bai4 de2 | evil conduct | | |
| 25 | 败笔 | 敗筆 | bài bǐ | bai4 bi3 | a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing | | |