败绩 (bài jì) — to be utterly defeated (formal/literary)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to suffer a crushing, total defeat' — far stronger than 失败 ('to fail') and used almost only in writing or historical/news contexts.

verb

to be utterly defeated (formal/literary)

Examples

败绩。
Dí jūn zài zhàn chǎng shàng bài jì.
The enemy army was utterly defeated on the battlefield.
，败绩。
Zhè cì xuǎn jǔ zhōng, gāi zhèng dǎng bài jì.
In this election, that party suffered a crushing defeat.
，败绩。
Lì shǐ shàng, zhè zhī jūn duì cóng wèi bài jì.
Historically, this army was never utterly defeated.

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