输给 (shū gěi) — to lose to (someone)
Definition
输给 (shū gěi) means 'to lose to' a specific opponent in a contest or match — the focus is on who beat you. Compare with 失败 (shībài), which is a more general 'to fail/defeat' without naming the other side.
verb
to lose to (someone)
Examples
- 输给。Zuó tiān wǒ men lán qiú duì shū gěi le tā men xué xiào.Yesterday our basketball team lost to their school.
- 输给。Tā shū gěi le shàng yí jiè guàn jūn.He lost to the previous champion.
- ，输给。Zài zhè chǎng xiàng qí bǐ sài zhōng, wǒ shū gěi le tā.In this chess game, I lost to him.
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