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失败 (shī bài): to fail; failed, unsuccessful

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4verb, adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to fail; failed, unsuccessful
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb, adjective
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

to be defeated
to lose
to fail
failure
defeat
to be defeated
to lose (a battle, competition, etc.)
to fail (to achieve a goal)
failure
unsuccessful
failed (as an adjective)

Chinese explanation

在比赛、战争或竞争中输给对方，没有取得胜利
做事情没有达到预期的目的或目标，没有成功。

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HSK 6

to defeat

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Example sentences

We lost this competition, but we learned a lot.

His plan failed due to insufficient funds.

Failure is the mother of success; don't be discouraged.

This failed experiment led us to discover a new problem.

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