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The Chinese word shibai - 失败 - shībài
(to fail in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shībài
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English translations
to fail, failure,
to lose, loss, to be defeated, breakdown
Chinese characters:
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失败 ( shibai / shībài ) in traditional characters
失敗
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 失败 ( shibai / shībài ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Shibai shi chenggong zhi mu.
Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ.– English translation: Failure is the mother of success.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to lose | also: to be defeated
失败 ( shibai / shībài ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 708)
失败 ( shibai / shībài ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 708)
More words that mean to fail in Chinese
shī ( 失 )
More words that mean failure in Chinese
bài ( 败 )
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