The Chinese word 失败 means “failure” or “defeat”. It is commonly used to describe situations where someone has not been successful in achieving their goals or objectives. For example, if someone fails a test, they might say “我考试失败了” which means “I failed the exam”. The word can also be used to describe a failed attempt at something, such as “我的计划失败了” which means “my plan failed”. Overall, 失败 is a common word in Chinese that is used to describe a lack of success or achievement.
Translation
Noun: defeat, failure
Verb: to lose, to be defeated
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 他的计划总是失败 | tā de jìhuà zǒng shì shībài | His plans always fail |
| 我们不能让失败打败我们 | wǒmen bù néng ràng shībài dǎ bài wǒmen | We cannot let failure defeat us |
| 这个项目已经失败了 | zhège xiàngmù yǐjīng shībài le | This project has already failed |
| 失败是成功之母 | shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ | Failure is the mother of success |
| 他们的合作最终以失败告终 | tāmen de hézuò zuìzhōng yǐ shībài gàozhōng | Their collaboration ultimately ended in failure |
| 他因为失败而感到沮丧 | tā yīnwèi shībài ér gǎndào jǔsàng | He felt discouraged because of the failure |
| 这场比赛的失败让球队失去了信心 | zhè chǎng bǐsài de shībài ràng qiúduì shīqù le xìnxīn | The failure in this game caused the team to lose confidence |
| 这是我第一次尝试，但是我并不害怕失败 | zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì chángshì, dànshì wǒ bìng bù hàipà shībài | This is my first attempt, but I am not afraid of failure |
HSK
失败 is part of HSK Level 4 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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