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.
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