失败

失敗

shībài

verb HSK 4 #1,131

Meanings

1 to fail; to be defeated
2 failure; defeat

Characters

to defeat; to fail

Examples

HSK 3

他在比赛中失败了。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng shībài le.

He lost in the competition.

HSK 3

不要害怕失败。

Búyào hàipà shībài.

Don't be afraid of failure.

HSK 6

失败是成功之母。

Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ.

Failure is the mother of success.

Tips

culture

失败是成功之母 (Failure is the mother of success) is one of the most commonly quoted Chinese proverbs, often used to encourage perseverance.

Stroke Order

失 shī

败 bài