败诉

敗訴

bàisù

verb #20,155

Meanings

HSK 7-9

原告在这场诉讼中败诉了。

Yuángào zài zhè chǎng sùsòng zhōng bàisù le.

The plaintiff lost the lawsuit.

HSK 7-9

公司担心会败诉，于是选择庭外和解。

Gōngsī dānxīn huì bàisù, yúshì xuǎnzé tíngwài héjiě.

The company feared losing in court and chose to settle out of court.

usage

败诉 is the opposite of 胜诉, which means to win a lawsuit. Both are formal legal terms used in written and spoken contexts about court proceedings.

败 bài

诉 sù