失败 失敗 shī bài to be defeated / to lose / to fail (e.g. experiments) / failure / defeat / CL:次[ci4] syn 不知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 打败 打敗 dǎ bài to defeat / to overpower / to beat / to be defeated syn 击败 擊敗 jī bài to defeat / to beat syn 战胜 戰勝 zhàn shèng to prevail over / to defeat / to surmount syn 屈服 qū fú to surrender / to succumb / to yield / (as a transitive verb) to defeat / to prevail over syn 认输 認輸 rèn shū to concede / to admit defeat syn 胜负 勝負 shèng fù victory or defeat / the outcome of a battle syn 挫折 cuò zhé setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue syn 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy syn 挫败 挫敗 cuò bài to thwart / to foil (sb's plans) / a setback / a failure / a defeat syn 顽强 頑強 wán qiáng tenacious / hard to defeat syn 惨遭 慘遭 cǎn zāo to suffer (defeat, death etc) syn 失利 shī lì to lose / to suffer defeat syn 一败涂地 一敗塗地 yī bài tú dì lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom) / fig. to suffer a crushing defeat syn 惨败 慘敗 cǎn bài to suffer a crushing defeat syn 滑铁卢 滑鐵盧 huá tiě lú Waterloo (Belgium) / Battle of Waterloo (1815) / (fig.) a defeat 击溃 擊潰 jī kuì to defeat / to smash / to rout syn 身败名裂 身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace syn 服输 服輸 fú shū to concede / to admit defeat / to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right syn 翻船 fān chuán to capsize / (fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat 全军覆没 全軍覆沒 quán jūn fù mò total defeat of an army (idiom) / fig. a complete wipeout syn 反败为胜 反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng to turn defeat into victory (idiom) / to turn the tide 落败 落敗 luò bài to suffer a defeat / to fail / to fall behind syn 大败 大敗 dà bài to defeat / to inflict a defeat on sb syn 破败 破敗 pò bài to defeat / to crush (in battle) / beaten / ruined / destroyed / in decline syn 胜败 勝敗 shèng bài victory or defeat / result syn 败北 敗北 bài běi (literary) to be routed (in a war) / to suffer defeat (in sports etc) syn 人仰马翻 人仰馬翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom) / in a pitiful state / in a complete mess / to roll (with laughter) syn 反扑 反撲 fǎn pū to counterattack / to come back after a defeat / to retrieve lost ground syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 败退 敗退 bài tuì to retreat in defeat syn 败仗 敗仗 bài zhàng lost battle / defeat 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn 大胜 大勝 dà shèng to defeat decisively / to win decisively / great victory / triumph syn 落荒而逃 luò huāng ér táo to flee in defeat / to bolt syn 赤壁之战 赤壁之戰 chì bì zhī zhàn Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] 甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle syn 败走 敗走 bài zǒu to run away (in defeat) 以少胜多 以少勝多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō using the few to defeat the many (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness 李陵 lǐ líng Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 胜 勝 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) syn 败 敗 bài to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither syn 伏 fú to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt syn 弊 bì detriment / fraud / harm / defeat syn 碾子 niǎn zi roller (used for milling or crushing) syn 铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions 服软 服軟 fú ruǎn to admit defeat / to give in / to acknowledge a mistake / to apologize / to be amenable to persuasion syn 兵败如山倒 兵敗如山倒 bīng bài rú shān dǎo troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom) / a beaten army in total collapse 屡战屡败 屢戰屢敗 lǚ zhàn lǚ bài to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom) 节节败退 節節敗退 jié jié bài tuì to retreat again and again in defeat / to suffer defeat after defeat 毁来性 毀來性 huǐ lái xìng destructive / crushing (defeat) 转败为胜 轉敗為勝 zhuàn bài wéi shèng to turn defeat into victory (idiom) / snatching victory from the jaws of defeat 柏举之战 柏舉之戰 bǎi jǔ zhī zhàn Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[Chu3] 碎钻 碎鑽 suì zuàn small diamonds / melee (small diamonds used in embellishing mountings for larger gems) / splints (sharp-pointed diamond splinters) / clatersal (small diamond splints from which diamond powder is produced by crushing) 不分胜负 不分勝負 bù fēn shèng fù unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom) / evenly matched / to come out even / to tie / to draw 打不过 打不過 dǎ bu guò to be unable to defeat / to be no match for (sb) 以弱胜强 以弱勝強 yǐ ruò shèng qiáng using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness 胜不骄，败不馁 勝不驕，敗不餒 shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat 擒贼擒王 擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom) 攻灭 攻滅 gōng miè to conquer / to defeat (militarily) 纳降 納降 nà xiáng to surrender / to accept defeat 认头 認頭 rèn tóu to admit defeat / to accept having lost 输不起 輸不起 shū bù qǐ to take defeat with bad grace / to be a sore loser / cannot afford to lose 鼻青眼肿 鼻青眼腫 bí qīng yǎn zhǒng a black eye (idiom) / serious injury to the face / fig. a setback / a defeat 有损条约的目标和宗旨 有損條約的目標和宗旨 to defeat the object and purpose of a treaty 棒杀 棒殺 bàng shā to bludgeon to death / (fig.) to defeat sb by publicly criticizing them 一箭之仇 yī jiàn zhī chóu a wrong suffered (idiom) / old grievance / previous defeat 比下去 bǐ xià qù to defeat / to be superior to 做掉 zuò diào to kill / to get rid of / (sports) to defeat / to eliminate 认栽 認栽 rèn zāi to admit defeat 分锅 分鍋 fēn guō (dialect) to set up separate households / (sports etc) to analyze the reasons for a defeat 无颜见江东父老 無顏見江東父老 wú yán jiàn jiāng dōng fù lǎo (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat) 虽败犹荣 雖敗猶榮 suī bài yóu róng honorable even in defeat (idiom) 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom) / fig. reminder of a fierce battle / remnants of a disastrous defeat 生聚教训 生聚教訓 shēng jù jiào xùn to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat) 输得起 輸得起 shū de qǐ can afford to lose / to take defeat with good grace 完虐 wán nüè to trounce / to convincingly defeat / to significantly outperform 擒贼擒王 擒賊擒王 qín zéi - qín wáng (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader 认负 認負 rèn fù to admit defeat 负隅顽抗 負隅頑抗 fù yú - wán kàng (idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded / to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat syn 