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失败

shī bàiㄕ ㄅㄞˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: THẤT BẠI

Traditional: 失敗

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat

Opposite: 成功 (success).

Measure words: 次

Examples

  • 这次实验又失败了。

    zhè cì shí yàn yòu shī bài le.

    The experiment failed again.

  • 失败是成功之母。

    shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ.

    Failure is the mother of success.

  • 别怕失败，再试一次吧。

    bié pà shī bài, zài shì yí cì ba.

    Don't be afraid to fail—try again.

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Stroke order

THẤT · 5 strokes

to lose; to miss; to fail

BẠI · 8 strokes

to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither

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