shī bài

Translation

  • to be defeated
  • to lose
  • to fail (e.g. experiments)
  • failure
  • defeat
  • CL:次[ci4]

Synonyms

Examples

  • 实验失败了。
    That experiment was a failure.
  • 你会失败
    You will fail.
  • 这种人注定失败
    Such a man is bound to fail.
  • 这样的计划注定会失败的。
    Such a plan is bound to fail.
  • 他们为失败放弃了他。
    They gave him up for lost.
  • 难怪他失败了。
    It is no wonder that he failed.
  • 人不是为失败而生的, 一个人可以被毁灭, 但不能给打败。
    But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
  • 你应该承认自己的失败
    You should acknowledge your failure.
  • 失败的责任在他。
    He is to blame for the failure.
  • 工作政策是个失败
    The employment policy is a failure.
Chinese Tones