失败

失敗

shībài

verb HSK 4 #1,131

Meanings

1 to fail; to be defeated
2 failure; defeat

Characters

to defeat; to fail

Examples

失败是成功之母。

Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ.

Failure is the mother of success.

他在比赛中失败了。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng shībài le.

He lost in the competition.

不要害怕失败。

Bùyào hàipà shībài.

Don't be afraid of failure.

Tips

culture

失败是成功之母 (Failure is the mother of success) is one of the most commonly quoted Chinese proverbs, often used to encourage perseverance.

Stroke Order

失 shī

败 bài