HSK 4 HSK V4
Correct

失败

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Strokes

Definition

to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[cì]

Example

As a Verb

be defeated; suffer a defeat; lose (a war, etc)

1
Qiúduì
球队
liánxù
连续
dìwǔ
第五
cháng
场
bǐsài
比赛
shībài
失败
  
。

The team went down to their fifth consecutive defeat.

2
Gāidǎng
该党
zài
在
jìngxuǎn
竞选
zhōng
中
shībài
失败
  
。

The party suffered a defeat in the election.

3
Tā
他
suī
虽
shībài
失败
dàn
但
réng
仍
bǎochí
保持
le
了
zūnyán
尊严
  
。

He remained dignified in defeat.

4
Wàijiāo
外交
shàng
上
de
的
shībài
失败

diplomatic defeat

5
Jiēlián
接连
shībài
失败

successive defeats

6
Chèdǐ
彻底
de
的
shībài
失败

complete defeat

7
Cǎnzhòng
惨重
de
的
shībài
失败

crushing/disastrous/overwhelming defeat

8
Bìrán
必然
de
的
shībài
失败

sure defeat

9
Zhāozhì
招致
shībài
失败

bring defeat upon oneself; invite/court defeat

10
Zāoshòu
遭受
shībài
失败

suffer/undergo a defeat

11
Zāodào
遭到
shībài
失败

meet with/encounter a defeat

12
Lǚzāo
屡遭
shībài
失败

suffer defeat after defeat; suffer repeated defeats

13
Chéngrèn
承认
shībài
失败

admit/acknowledge/confess/concede defeat

As a Verb

fail

14
Liǎng
两
guó
国
jiān
间
de
的
hétán
和谈
shībài
失败
le
了
  
。

Peace talks between the two countries have failed.

15
Bùyào
不要
hàipà
害怕
shībài
失败
  
。

Don't be afraid of failures.

16
Cóng
从
shībài
失败
zhōng
中
jiětuō
解脱
chūlái
出来

survive failure

17
Chèdǐ
彻底
shībài
失败

complete/abysmal/utter failure

18
Bùfen
部分
shībài
失败

partial flop/failure

19
Zhùdìng
注定
shībài
失败

be bound/doomed to fail

20
Zhāozhì
招致
shībài
失败

court/invite failure

21
Zāoshòu
遭受
  
/
zhèngshì
正视
shībài
失败

experience/face failure

22
Fángzhǐ
防止
  
/
jiāsù
加速
  
/
zàochéng
造成
shībài
失败

prevent/accelerate/cause failure

23
Dǎozhì
导致
shībài
失败

lead to failure