惨败 (cǎn bài) — to suffer a crushing defeat, to be routed
Definition
惨 (cǎn) means 'tragic/cruel', so 惨败 paints the defeat as devastating and total, stronger than plain 失败 ('to lose') — the side is not just beaten but routed.
verb
to suffer a crushing defeatto be routed
Examples
- 惨败。Wǒ men duì zài jué sài zhōng cǎn bài le.Our team suffered a crushing defeat in the final.
- 惨败，。Nà jiā gōng sī zài shì chǎng shàng cǎn bài, hěn kuài jiù dǎo bì le.That company suffered a crushing defeat in the market and soon went bankrupt.
- 惨败，。Tā cǎn bài zhī hòu méi yǒu fàng qì, jì xù nǔ lì.After his crushing defeat, he didn't give up and kept working hard.
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