负于 (fù yú) — to lose to, to be defeated by

Definition

Examples

• 在昨天的比赛中，我们队负于了对手。
  Zài zuó tiān de bǐ sài zhōng, wǒ men duì fù yú le duì shǒu.
  In yesterday's game, our team lost to the opponent.
• 该公司在市场竞争中负于了另一家知名企业。
  Gāi gōng sī zài shì chǎng jìng zhēng zhōng fù yú le lìng yì jiā zhī míng qǐ yè.
  The company lost to another well-known enterprise in market competition.
• 虽然努力了，但他最终还是负于了实力更强的选手。
  Suī rán nǔ lì le, dàn tā zuì zhōng hái shì fù yú le shí lì gèng qiáng de xuǎn shǒu.
  Although he tried hard, he ultimately lost to the stronger player.