输给

輸給

shūgěi

verb #18,986

Meanings

1 to lose to (someone)
2 to be defeated by

Characters

to lose (a game); to transport

Examples

HSK 4

他不想输给任何人。

Tā bù xiǎng shūgěi rènhé rén.

He doesn't want to lose to anyone.

HSK 5

我们队输给了冠军队。

Wǒmen duì shūgěi le guànjūn duì.

Our team lost to the champion team.

Tips

grammar

输给 takes the winner as its object: A 输给 B means A lost to B. The opposite is 赢了 B (beat B) -- note 赢 doesn't usually take 给.

Stroke Order

输 shū

给 gěi