落败 (là) — to be defeated, to lose (in a competition, battle, election, etc.)
Definition
Means 'to lose, be defeated' in a competition, match, or contest. Compared with 失败, it specifically implies losing to an opponent; 失败 is broader (any failure).
verb
to be defeatedto lose (in a competition, battle, election, etc.)
Examples
- ，落败。Zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng, tā men là le.In this competition, they were defeated.
- ，落败。Suī rán duì fāng shí lì qiáng dà, dàn wǒ men méi yǒu qīng yì là.Although the opponent was strong, we didn't easily lose.
- 落败。Nà zhī qiú duì yǐ yì fēn zhī chā là.That team lost by one point.
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