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败

Character

败 bài

HSK 4Character

to lose a game, a fight, or a competition

Radical
贝
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
贝 攵
Traditional
敗
Frequency
#825 most common character
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Meaning

bài

bai4
  1. to lose a game, a fight, or a competition
  2. to fail; to not succeed in doing something

Examples

  • 我不想失败。

    wǒ bù xiǎng shī bài

    I don't want to fail.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他们打败了我们。

    tā men dǎ bài le wǒ men

    They beat us.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

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Words with 败

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败亡bài wángto be defeated and dispersedWord败仗bài zhànglost battleWord败光bài guāngto squander one's fortuneWord败兴bài xìngdisappointedWord败北bài běi(literary) to be routed (in a war)Word败坏bài huàito ruinWord
败子bài zǐspendthrift; wastrel; prodigalSee 败家子WordUnreviewed
败家bài jiāto squander a family fortuneWord败局bài júlost gameWord败德bài déevil conductWord败战bài zhànto lose a warWord败毒bài dú(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heatWord

Same radical 贝

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