失败者 (shībàizhě): loser

Measure Word

一个失败者 gè

Meanings

1 loser
2 failure (person)

Characters

Examples

没有人想做失败者。

Méiyǒu rén xiǎng zuò shībàizhě.

Nobody wants to be a loser.

历史是由胜利者书写的，不是失败者。

Lìshǐ shì yóu shènglìzhě shūxiě de, bùshì shībàizhě.

History is written by the victors, not the losers.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 者 turns a verb or adjective into 'one who does X.' 失败 (fail) + 者 (person) = the one who fails.

Stroke Order

失 shī

败 bài

者 zhě

Related Words

失败 shībài HSK 4 #1,131

to fail; to be defeated / failure; defeat

死者 sǐzhě #1,412

the deceased / the dead (person) / the victim (of a fatal incident)

者 zhě #313

one who; person (suffix) / -er; -or; -ist (agent noun suffix)

失控 shīkòng HSK 7 #3,616

to lose control / to go out of control

失 shī #2,967

to lose; to miss / to fail

失业 shīyè HSK 4 #4,418

to lose one's job; to become unemployed / unemployment

失陪 shīpéi #2,086

to excuse oneself (politely) / to take one’s leave

失望 shīwàng HSK 4 #1,096

disappointed; let down / to lose hope; disappointment

失踪 shīzōng HSK 7 #989

to go missing / to disappear

失去 shīqù HSK 3 #533

to lose