失
败

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The word "失败" is formed by combining the character "失", meaning to lose or to err, with the character "败", meaning to defeat or to ruin; together they create a compound where each character contributes a related sense of failure, resulting in the meaning of failure or to fail.

Example Sentences Hide

这次考试我失败了。

Zhè cì kǎoshì wǒ shībài le.

I failed this exam.

面对失败，我们不应该放弃。

Miànduì shībài, wǒmen bù yīnggāi fàngqì.

We should not give up in the face of failure.

实验的失败是因为数据有错误。

Shíyàn de shībài shì yīnwèi shùjù yǒu cuòwù.

The experiment failed because there was an error in the data.

这次火箭发射失败的原因正在调查中。

Zhè cì huǒjiàn fāshè shībài de yuányīn zhèngzài diàochá zhōng.

The reason for this rocket launch failure is under investigation.

历史上许多伟大的成功都源于对失败的深刻反思。

Lìshǐ shàng xǔduō wěidà de chénggōng dōu yuányú duì shībài de shēnkè fǎnsī.

Many great successes in history stemmed from profound reflection on failure.

Word Definition - 失败

shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[cì]

Individual Character Details

失 shī
败 bài