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败
bài
Main
English Definitionto defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
Simplified Script败
Traditional Script敗
Pinyinbài
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)baai6
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
败坏bàihuàito ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
败诉bàisùlose a lawsuit
败家bàijiā(to ruin family); to bring one's family to financial ruin
败类bàilèiscum of a community; degenerate
败北bàiběi(literary) to be routed (in a war); to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
Words With Same Tail Word    
腐败fǔbàicorruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
失败shībàito be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
成败chéngbàisuccess or failure
击败jībàito defeat; to beat
打败dǎbàito defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
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