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败

bài

to defeat; to lose; to fail; to wither

HSK 6

Pronunciation

败bài4

Fourth tone: falling

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Usage in this example

Used as a verb meaning to lose a basketball game to an opponent, fail miserably in a project, or spoil when meat is left too long.

Example sentence

这场篮球赛我们败给了对手。

zhè chǎng lánqiú sài wǒmen bài gěi le duìshǒu.

We lost the basketball game to our opponent.

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