败局 (bài jú) — lost game; losing battle; situation of defeat

Definition

Examples

• 这场比赛已经成了败局。
  Zhè chǎng bǐ sài yǐ jīng chéng le bài jú.
  This match has already become a lost game.
• 面对败局，他没有放弃。
  Miàn duì bài jú, tā méi yǒu fàng qì.
  Facing a losing battle, he did not give up.
• 公司的败局早已注定。
  Gōng sī de bài jú zǎo yǐ zhù dìng.
  The company's defeat was already destined.