be defeated; lose a battle or game
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
be defeated in battle or on the playing field
neutralOften carries a sense of retreating or losing ground after the defeat.
Zài在
jī激
liè烈
de的
duì对
kàng抗
zhī之
hòu后
，
dí敌
jūn军
zhōng终
yú于
bài败
zhèn阵
ér而
táo逃
。
After fierce resistance, the enemy troops were finally defeated and fled.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
jiàng将
suī虽
rán然
bài败
xià下
zhèn阵
lái来
，
dàn但
yíng赢
dé得
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
de的
zūn尊
zhòng重
。
Although the veteran general was defeated, he won everyone's respect.
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Jiǎ甲
duì队
zài在
jué决
sài赛
de的
zuì最
hòu后
guān关
tóu头
bài败
zhèn阵
，
yǐ以
èr二
bǐ比
sān三
shū输
gěi给
le了
yǐ乙
duì队
。
Team A was defeated at the last moment of the final, losing to Team B two to three.
Zhè这
zhī支
lán篮
qiú球
duì队
jīn今
nián年
zhuàng状
tài态
bù不
jiā佳
，
lǚ屡
lǚ屡
bài败
zhèn阵
。
This basketball team is not in good form this year and has been repeatedly defeated.
Tā他
yīn因
zhǔn准
bèi备
bù不
zú足
，
zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
sài赛
zhōng中
hěn很
kuài快
bài败
zhèn阵
。
Due to insufficient preparation, he was quickly defeated in the debate competition.