溃败

潰敗

kuìbài

verb #30,918

Meanings

1 to be utterly defeated
2 to be routed
3 to collapse in defeat

Characters

to burst, collapse, breach

Examples

敌军在援军到来之前已经溃败。

Díjūn zài yuánjūn dàolái zhīqián yǐjīng kuìbài.

The enemy was routed before reinforcements arrived.

球队在下半场全面溃败。

Qiúduì zài xiàbànchǎng quánmiàn kuìbài.

The team collapsed completely in the second half.

Tips

memory

溃 originally means 'to burst/breach' (think a dam giving way: 溃堤 kuìdī 'dyke breach'). 溃败 = the moment a defensive line bursts and collapses into rout — much stronger than 失败 'lose / fail'.

Stroke Order

溃 kuì

败 bài