败绩

敗績
bàijì
noun #34,410

Meanings

  1. 1 a record of defeat
  2. 2 to be utterly defeated
  3. 3 rout (in battle or competition)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zài duōcì bǐsài zhōng méiyǒu rènhé bàijì.
He has no losses across many competitions.
HSK 7-9
Qiúduì zhège sàijì lǚ zāo bàijì.
The team has suffered repeated defeats this season.

Tips

history
Originally a classical military term - 败绩 in 《左传》 and other early texts described the catastrophic rout of an army. It now mostly survives in two contexts: war/history writing (a major military defeat) and sports commentary (an undefeated record described as 没有败绩).
register
Written/literary. In casual speech you'd just say (lose) or (lost a few games). 败绩 carries weight - it implies a recorded, total defeat, not a minor setback.

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