失败 shībài be defeated
be defeated; fail; lose
How to remember 失败: 失 to lose + 败 failure = be defeated.
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How it is used
- To fail / a failure - 实验失败了 (shíyàn shībài le) the experiment failed; 失败是成功之母 (shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ) failure is the mother of success.
- Antonym 成功 (chénggōng, success). Verb, noun, and adjective. Contrast 输 (shū, to lose a game/bet): 失败 is broader - failing at a goal, plan, or attempt, 成功的人 (chénggōng de rén) a successful person.
- Common: 以失败告终 (yǐ shībài gàozhōng) end in failure.
Example sentences
- 可惜他失败了。 Kěxī tā shībàile.It's a pity that he failed.
- 即使失败了也没关系。 Jíshǐ shībàile yě méiguānxi.It doesn't matter even if you fail.
- 他投资失败了。 Tā tóuzī shībài le.His investment was a failure.