败

bài

“To defeat” in Chinese is 败 (bài).

Other characters with the syllable bai: see all 7 →

Meaning

to defeat
to damage
to lose (to an opponent)

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to fail
to wither

Example

你打败了他。

You've defeated him.

From 打败 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 败

打败dǎbàito defeatHSK 4 失败shībàito be defeatedHSK 4 腐败fǔbàicorruptionHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4 抱bàoto holdHSK 4

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