(bài) — to lose, to be defeated; to defeat, to beat; to fail, to be unsuccessful

Définition

败 (bài) is a short, somewhat literary verb used both for 'losing/being defeated' and 'defeating (someone)'. Compare 失败 ('fail' — broader, also an adjective) and 打败 ('defeat' — colloquial, more concrete 'beat someone').

verb
to loseto be defeatedto defeatto beatto failto be unsuccessful

Exemples

  • Zài jué sài zhōng, tā men bài gěi le duì shǒu.
    In the finals, they lost to their opponent.
  • Tā chéng gōng jī bài le duì shǒu.
    He successfully defeated his opponent.
  • Zhè cì shí yàn wán quán shī bài le.
    This experiment completely failed.

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