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败诉 (bài sù) — to lose a lawsuit (opposite of 胜诉)

Definition

Used in legal/formal contexts meaning 'to lose a lawsuit' — the direct opposite of 胜诉 (shèngsù, 'to win a lawsuit').

verb
to lose a lawsuit (opposite of 胜诉)

Examples

  • 败诉。
    Tā zhè cì yòu bài sù le.
    He lost the lawsuit again.
  • ，。
    Zhè ge guān si bài le sù, wǒ men dé zài shàng sù.
    This lawsuit was lost; we have to appeal again.
  • ，败诉。
    Lǜ shī tí xǐng tā, méi yǒu zhèng jù jiù huì bài sù.
    The lawyer reminded him that without evidence he would lose the lawsuit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

败bàilose
诉sùlawsuit

败 means lose and 诉 means lawsuit, so the word says losing a lawsuit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 敗; 败 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攵Written in full as攴pūstrike
Sound part声符shēngfú
貝
貝bèi敗bài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 敗 has 貝 as the sound component and 攴 (written 攵) meaning strike. The simplified 败 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the original components.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訴; 诉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, speak
Sound part声符shēngfú
斥
斥chì訴sù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 訴 pairs 言 (word, speak) with 斥, which gives the sound and points to accusing by speech. The simplified 诉 is a later shorthand.

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Appears in
Law & Justice

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