败北 (bài běi) — to suffer defeat (formal/literary)

Definition

Literary/formal idiom for 'to suffer defeat,' used in writing or formal speech rather than everyday conversation. Stronger and more dignified than the plain verbs 失败 or 输.

idiom

to suffer defeat (formal/literary)

Examples

败北。
Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng bài běi le.
He suffered defeat in the competition.
败北。
Lì shǐ shàng zhè zhī jūn duì cóng wèi bài běi guò.
Historically, this army has never suffered defeat.
，败北。
Miàn duì qiáng dí, tā men zuì zhōng bài běi.
Facing a strong enemy, they ultimately suffered defeat.

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