失
败

失败 (shī bài) – to be defeated

shī bài

to be defeated

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 失敗2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to be defeated
  2. 2to lose
  3. 3to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. 4failure
  5. 5defeat

Simplified & traditional

失败

Simplified

失敗

Traditional

Example sentences

See 失败 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 注意别失败。

    zhù yì bié shī bài 。

    Take care not to fail.

  • 你注定失败。

    nǐ zhù dìng shī bài 。

    You're bound to fail.

Related words

败

bài

to defeat

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

打败

dǎ bài

to defeat

失误

shī wù

lapse

丧失

sàng shī

to lose

得失

dé shī

gains and losses

丢失

diū shī

to lose

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