败 bài — to be defeated; to lose; to fail

败
bài

Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #1113

Traditional: 敗

bài bai4

Basic definition

verb
  1. to be defeated; to lose; to fail e.g 失败败北
  2. to defeat; to beat; to rout e.g 大败
  3. to ruin; to spoil; to corrupt; to undermine e.g 败坏腐败
  4. to wither; to decay; to be dilapidated e.g 衰败破败
noun
  1. defeat; failure; loss e.g 败仗胜败

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。从贝，从攴。攴( pū)，甲骨文象以手持杖，敲击的意思，汉字部首之一。在现代汉字中，“攴”大多写成“攵”，只有极少数字保留着“攴”的写法。从“攴”的字多与打、敲、击等手的动作有关。败，甲骨文左边是“鼎”字(小篆简作“贝”)，右边是“攴”，表示以手持棍击鼎。本义:毁坏，搞坏)
  2. ruin;fail;spoil
  3. 又 e.g 败辕裂犁 · 败名 · 败好 · 败事 · 败家相 · 败俗
  4. damage e.g 败足 · 败物 · 败面 · 败群
  5. lose the battle;be defeated e.g 成败败阵 败道 · 败走 · 败却 · 败于垂成
  6. defeat e.g 败衄
  7. remove;dispel;relieve
  8. putrid
adjective
  1. worn-out
  2. 又 e.g 败絮 败纸 · 败物 · 败衲 · 败敝 · 败褐
  3. rotten;become worn-out;withered e.g 败叶衰败 枯枝败叶 · 花开败了 · 败没
noun
  1. blank year
  2. disadvantge;fault
  3. 姓

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