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Meaning of 败

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(Trad.: 敗)
Pinyin: bài
English Definition: to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
Chinese Definition:
①输,失利,不成功,与“胜”相对:败北。败退。败绩(a.连队溃败;b.事业的失利)。败诉。败笔。败局。两败俱伤。
②战胜,使失败:大败敌军。
③毁坏:败坏。败露。
④解除,消散:败火。败毒。
⑤破旧,衰落,腐烂:败絮。败落。败兴(xìng)(情绪低落)。腐败。叶残花败。
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Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (rap) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
    • [ ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go
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Example Words
失败 shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; Classifiers:
腐败 bài corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
击败 bài to defeat; to beat
成败 chéng bài success or failure
败坏 bài huài to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
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Example Sentences
1
He may spoil the whole show.
2
He was beaten in the contest.
3
But what if none of that happens? What if you don't lose your ass? What if you succeed beyond your wildest imagination?
4
The home team lost to the visitors 2 to 3.
5
使
It's theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail.