失
利

To lose in Chinese: 失利 (shī lì)

shī lì

to lose

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose
  2. 2to suffer defeat

Stroke order

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失
利

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 球队在决赛中失利了。

    qiú duì zài jué sài zhōng shī lì le。

    The team suffered defeat in the final.

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Related words

利

lì

sharp

流利

liú lì

fluent

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

利润

lì rùn

profits

利息

lì xī

interest (on a loan)

利益

lì yì

benefit

利用

lì yòng

to exploit

权利

quán lì

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)

胜利

shèng lì

victory

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

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