shī
bài

HSK 4
common

Meaning of 失败

失败 means to be defeated; to lose (in competition or conflict); to fail; to be unsuccessful; to not achieve a goal. Pronounced shī bài. HSK 4.

  • to be defeated; to lose (in competition or conflict)
  • to fail; to be unsuccessful; to not achieve a goal

Definitions & Examples

zhī
shí
jiào
ruò
de
xiǎo
sài
shī
bài
le
 

The less skilled team lost the group match.

Qīn
lüè
zhàn
zhēng
zhù
dìng
yào
shī
bài
 

A war of aggression is doomed to fail.

Jǐn
guǎn
men
hěn
 
dàn
zài
jué
sài
zhōng
hái
shì
shī
bài
le
 

Despite their hard work, they still failed in the final.

shǐ
shàng
duō
de
zhèng
quán
zuì
zhōng
dōu
shī
bài
le
 

Many unjust regimes in history ultimately failed.