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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
[bai4] /to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to wither/ 5077 1
敗北 败北 [bai4 bei3] /(literary) to be routed (in a war)/to suffer defeat (in sports etc)/ 3899 1
敗筆 败笔 [bai4 bi3] /a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting/a faulty expression in writing/ 7110 1
敗德 败德 [bai4 de2] /evil conduct/ 7110 1
敗毒 败毒 [bai4 du2] /(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat/to detoxify/ 4823 1
敗光 败光 [bai4 guang1] /to squander one's fortune/to dissipate one's wealth/ 5998 1
敗壞 败坏 [bai4 huai4] /to ruin/to corrupt/to undermine/ 6617 1
敗火 败火 [bai4 huo3] /relieve inflammation or internal heat/ 7110 1
敗績 败绩 [bai4 ji4] /to be utterly defeated/to be routed/ 5086 1
敗家子 败家子 [bai4 jia1 zi3] /spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal/ 1457 1
敗局 败局 [bai4 ju2] /lost game/losing battle/ 7110 1
敗類 败类 [bai4 lei4] /scum of a community/degenerate/ 7110 1
敗柳殘花 败柳残花 [bai4 liu3 can2 hua1] /broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman/ 6049 1
敗露 败露 [bai4 lu4] /(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed/ 6930 1
敗落 败落 [bai4 luo4] /(of status or wealth) to decline/(of buildings etc) to become dilapidated/run-down/(of plants) to wilt/ 4058 1
敗退 败退 [bai4 tui4] /to retreat in defeat/ 5329 1
敗亡 败亡 [bai4 wang2] /to be defeated and dispersed/ 3181 1
敗興 败兴 [bai4 xing4] /disappointed/ 7110 1
敗絮 败絮 [bai4 xu4] /ruined/broken down/shabby/ 6615 1
敗血症 败血症 [bai4 xue4 zheng4] /septicaemia/ 7110 1
敗戰 败战 [bai4 zhan4] /to lose a war/fig. the loser (in a competition or election)/ 6130 1
敗仗 败仗 [bai4 zhang4] /lost battle/defeat/ 7110 1
敗陣 败阵 [bai4 zhen4] /to be defeated on the battlefield/to be beaten in a contest/ 5086 1
敗子 败子 [bai4 zi3] /see 敗家子|败家子[bai4 jia1 zi3]/ 4044 1
敗子回頭 败子回头 [bai4 zi3 hui2 tou2] /return of the prodigal son/ 7110 1
敗走 败走 [bai4 zou3] /to run away (in defeat)/ 6130 1
敗家 败家 [[bai4jia1]] /to squander a family fortune/ 815 2
敗訴 败诉 [[bai4su4]] /to lose a lawsuit/ 860 2
敗胃 败胃 [[bai4wei4]] /(of food or medicine) to impair digestion; to suppress appetite/(fig.) (of some objectionable aspect of sth) to cause one to lose interest; to put one off/ 540 2
敗選 败选 [[bai4xuan3]] /to lose an election/ 287 2
兵敗如山倒 兵败如山倒 [bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3] /troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse/ 6342 1
不分勝敗 不分胜败 [bu4 fen1 sheng4 bai4] /to not be able to distinguish who's winning/ 6108 1
不敗之地 不败之地 [[bu4bai4 zhi1 di4]] /(idiom) invincible position/ 646 2
殘敗 残败 [can2 bai4] /dilapidated/in ruins/ 6049 1
殘兵敗將 残兵败将 [can2 bing1 bai4 jiang4] /ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants/ 6049 1
殘花敗柳 残花败柳 [can2 hua1 bai4 liu3] /broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman/ 6049 1
殘垣敗壁 残垣败壁 [can2 yuan2 bai4 bi4] /lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)/fig. scene of devastation/ruins/ 1882 1
慘敗 惨败 [can3 bai4] /to suffer a crushing defeat/ 6194 1
成敗得失 成败得失 [cheng2 bai4 de2 shi1] /lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)/fig. to weigh up various factors/ 5147 1
成敗利鈍 成败利钝 [cheng2 bai4 li4 dun4] /succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages/success and failure/You win some, you lose some./ 6342 1
成敗論人 成败论人 [cheng2 bai4 lun4 ren2] /to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)/ 4338 1
成事不足,敗事有餘 成事不足,败事有余 [cheng2 shi4 bu4 zu2 , bai4 shi4 you3 yu2] /unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)/unable to do anything right/never make, but always mar/ 5391 1
成王敗寇 成王败寇 [cheng2 wang2 bai4 kou4] /see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]/ 4485 1
成也蕭何,敗也蕭何 成也萧何,败也萧何 [cheng2 ye3 Xiao1 He2 , bai4 ye3 Xiao1 He2] /lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]/fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor/ 4813 1
成則為王,敗則為寇 成则为王,败则为寇 [cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4] /lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)/fig. losers are always in the wrong/ 4391 1
成者為王,敗者為寇 成者为王,败者为寇 [cheng2 zhe3 wei2 wang2 , bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4] /see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]/ 4391 1
成敗 成败 [[cheng2-bai4]] /success or failure/ 248 2
成敗在此一舉 成败在此一举 [[cheng2-bai4 zai4ci3-yi1ju3]] /success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment/ 248 2
挫敗 挫败 [[cuo4bai4]] /to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)/a setback; a failure; a defeat/ 432 2
打敗 打败 [da3 bai4] /to defeat/to overpower/to beat/to be defeated/ 5223 1
大敗 大败 [da4 bai4] /to defeat/to inflict a defeat on sb/ 6951 1
倒敗 倒败 [dao3 bai4] /to collapse (of building)/ 6825 1
道德敗壞 道德败坏 [dao4 de2 bai4 huai4] /vice/immorality/moral turpitude/ 5616 1
獨孤求敗 独孤求败 [Du2 gu1 Qiu2 bai4] /Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels/ 4408 1
反敗為勝 反败为胜 [fan3 bai4 wei2 sheng4] /to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide/ 6342 1
反腐敗 反腐败 [fan3 fu3 bai4] /to oppose corruption/anti-graft (measures, policy etc)/ 6560 1
腐敗 腐败 [fu3 bai4] /corruption/to corrupt/to rot/rotten/ 5691 1
腐敗罪 腐败罪 [fu3 bai4 zui4] /the crime of corruption/ 7110 1
功敗垂成 功败垂成 [gong1 bai4 chui2 cheng2] /to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last hurdle/snatching defeat from the jaws of victory/ 6342 1
擊敗 击败 [ji1 bai4] /to defeat/to beat/ 5526 1
驕兵必敗 骄兵必败 [jiao1 bing1 bi4 bai4] /lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)/fig. pride goes before a fall/ 4480 1
驕者必敗 骄者必败 [jiao1 zhe3 bi4 bai4] /pride goes before a fall (idiom)/ 4484 1
節節敗退 节节败退 [jie2 jie2 bai4 tui4] /to retreat again and again in defeat/to suffer defeat after defeat/ 2512 1
金玉其表,敗絮其中 金玉其表,败絮其中 [jin1 yu4 qi2 biao3 , bai4 xu4 qi2 zhong1] /gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)/ 6342 1
金玉其外,敗絮其中 金玉其外,败絮其中 [jin1 yu4 qi2 wai4 , bai4 xu4 qi2 zhong1] /gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)/ 6342 1
開敗 开败 [kai1 bai4] /to wither and fall/ 5901 1
潰敗 溃败 [[kui4bai4]] /to be utterly defeated; to be routed/ 506 2
連敗 连败 [lian2 bai4] /consecutive defeats/to lose several times in a row/ 7003 1
兩敗俱傷 两败俱伤 [liang3 bai4 ju4 shang1] /both sides suffer (idiom)/neither side wins/ 6071 1
屢敗屢戰 屡败屡战 [lü3 bai4 lü3 zhan4] /to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)/ 4701 1
屢戰屢敗 屡战屡败 [lü3 zhan4 lü3 bai4] /to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)/ 4854 1
落敗 落败 [luo4 bai4] /to suffer a defeat/to fail/to fall behind/ 4572 1
撓敗 挠败 [nao2 bai4] /defeated/routed/crushed/ 6434 1
破敗 破败 [po4 bai4] /to defeat/to crush (in battle)/beaten/ruined/destroyed/in decline/ 6635 1
破敗不堪 破败不堪 [po4 bai4 bu4 kan1] /crushed/utterly defeated/ 6635 1
氣急敗壞 气急败坏 [qi4 ji2 bai4 huai4] /flustered and exasperated/utterly discomfited/ 7110 1
傷風敗俗 伤风败俗 [shang1 feng1 bai4 su2] /offending public morals (idiom)/ 6342 1
身敗名裂 身败名裂 [shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4] /to lose one's standing/to have one's reputation swept away/a complete defeat and fall from grace/ 6972 1
勝敗 胜败 [sheng4 bai4] /victory or defeat/result/ 6068 1
勝不驕,敗不餒 胜不骄,败不馁 [sheng4 bu4 jiao1 , bai4 bu4 nei3] /no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat/ 6578 1
勝者王侯敗者寇 胜者王侯败者寇 [sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4] /the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)/history is written by the victors/ 2468 1
勝者王侯敗者賊 胜者王侯败者贼 [sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 zei2] /see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]/ 2468 1
失敗 失败 [shi1 bai4] /to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[ci4]/ 6130 1
失敗是成功之母 失败是成功之母 [shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3] /Failure is the mother of success./ 6201 1
失敗者 失败者 [shi1 bai4 zhe3] /loser/ 7042 1
失敗主義 失败主义 [shi1 bai4 zhu3 yi4] /defeatism/ 5801 1
手下敗將 手下败将 [[shou3xia4-bai4jiang4]] /(idiom) one's defeated opponent/ 784 2
衰敗 衰败 [shuai1 bai4] /to decline/to wane/to decay/to deteriorate/ 5843 1
酸敗 酸败 [suan1 bai4] /(milk) to turn sour/(meat, fish) to go off/ 5086 1
雖敗猶榮 虽败犹荣 [sui1 bai4 you2 rong2] /honorable even in defeat (idiom)/ 2974 1
貪污腐敗 贪污腐败 [tan1 wu1 fu3 bai4] /corruption/ 4202 1
頹敗 颓败 [tui2 bai4] /to decay/to decline/to become corrupt/ 6488 1
完敗 完败 [wan2 bai4] /(sports) to be trounced (by an opponent)/crushing defeat/ 1653 1
一敗塗地 一败涂地 [yi1 bai4 tu2 di4] /lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)/fig. to suffer a crushing defeat/ 1765 1
以失敗告終 以失败告终 [[yi3 shi1bai4 gao4zhong1]] /to end in failure/ 15 2
易腐敗 易腐败 [yi4 fu3 bai4] /perishable/ 2701 1
優勝劣敗 优胜劣败 [[you1sheng4-lie4bai4]] /see 優勝劣汰|优胜劣汰[you1sheng4-lie4tai4]/ 58 2
窳敗 窳败 [yu3 bai4] /to ruin/corrupt/ 4269 1
戰敗 战败 [zhan4 bai4] /to lose a war/ 7110 1
著著失敗 着着失败 [[zhao1zhao1-shi1bai4]] /to fail at every step of the way/Taiwan pr. [zhuo2zhuo2-shi1bai4]/ 142 2
轉敗為勝 转败为胜 [zhuan4 bai4 wei2 sheng4] /to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat/ 6342 1
坐觀成敗 坐观成败 [zuo4 guan1 cheng2 bai4] /to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides/to sit on the fence/ 6342 1

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