战败 (zhàn bài) — to be defeated, to lose (in war, battle, or competition); to defeat, to beat (an opponent)
Definition
战败 is both 'to be defeated' (intransitive, the losing side) and 'to defeat' (transitive, the winning side) — context and the object tell you which. Often used in military or competitive contexts.
verb
to be defeatedto lose (in war, battle, or competition)to defeatto beat (an opponent)
Examples
- ，战败。Zài shàng yì chǎng zhàn zhēng zhōng, tā men zhàn bài le.In the last war, they were defeated.
- ，战败。Wǒ jūn yīng yǒng zuò zhàn, zuì zhōng zhàn bài le dí rén.Our army fought bravely and finally defeated the enemy.
- ，。Nà zhī bù duì zhàn le sān cì bài, shì qì hěn dī.That unit suffered three defeats, and morale was very low.
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