成败

成敗

chéngbài

noun #13,467

Meanings

1 success or failure; outcome

Characters

to succeed; to accomplish

to fail; to lose

Examples

成败在此一举。

Chéngbài zàicǐyījǔ.

Success or failure hinges on this one move.

不能以成败论英雄。

Bùnéng yǐ chéngbài lùn yīngxióng.

One shouldn't judge a hero by success or failure alone.

Tips

grammar

成败 is a paired-opposite compound (成 success + 败 failure). Similar pairs: 胜败 (victory/defeat), 得失 (gain/loss), 生死 (life/death).

Stroke Order

成 chéng

败 bài