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败 - bài

be defeated, decline, fail

be defeated, decline, fail

How to read 败

Click 败 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinbài
Englishbe defeated, decline, fail
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

败亡 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 败仗. Please read 败光 one more time.

Common words with this character

to be defeated and dispersed
lost battle; defeat
to squander one's fortune; to dissipate one's wealth
to be routed; to suffer defeat

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 败 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 败亡 and 败仗 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 败.