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Jyutping sat1 baai6
Pinyin shī bài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be defeated
  2. to lose
  3. to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. failure
  5. defeat
  6. CL:次[ci4]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    做​唔​到​想​做​嘅​嘢
    fail; unable to achieve the desired result
    • 佢份人真係好失敗。
      佢份人真系好失败。
      keoi5 fan6 jan4 zan1 hai6 hou2 sat1 baai6.
      He is such a failed person.
  2. 反義詞
    成功
  3. 名詞
    達​唔​到​原先​個​目標​、​唔​成功​嘅​狀​態​或者​處境​(​量​詞​:​次​)
    failure
    • 失敗乃成功之母
      失败乃成功之母
      sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5
      Failure is the mother of success.
    • 嗰次嘅失敗真係令到我好泄氣。
      𠮶次嘅失败真系令到我好泄气。
      go2 ci3 ge3 sat1 baai6 zan1 hai6 ling6 dou3 ngo5 hou2 sit3 hei3.
      The failure at that time really discouraged me.
  4. 動詞
    做​唔​到​想​做​嘅​嘢
    to fail; to be unable to achieve the desired result
    • 衞冕失敗
      卫冕失败
      wai6 min5 sat1 baai6
      to fail to win the championship
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive
    to be defeated
  2. verb, intransitive
    to fail; to come to nothing; to fall through
    • 他們的計劃註定要失敗。
      他们的计划注定要失败。
      tā men de jì huà zhù dìng yào shī bài .
      Their plan is doomed to fail.
  3. noun
    failure; defeat
    • 以失敗告終
      以失败告终
      yǐ shī bài gào zhōng
      to end in failure
    • 最初政府不願承認失敗。
      最初政府不愿承认失败。
      zuì chū zhèng fǔ bù yuàn chéng rèn shī bài .
      Initially the government was unwilling to acknowledge the defeat.
  4. adj
    failed; unsuccessful
    • 她是最偉大的女性,最失敗的妻子。
      她是最伟大的女性,最失败的妻子。
      tā shì zuì wěi dà de nǚ xìng , zuì shī bài de qī zi .
      She is the greatest woman but the worst wife.
    • 我真失敗。
      我真失败。
      wǒ zhēn shī bài .
      I am such a failure.
  5. adj, attributive
    failed (of a state)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #635
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他试图游过河,但是失败了。
    他試圖遊過河,但是失敗了。
    tā shì tú yóu guò hé , dàn shì shī bài le 。
    • He failed in his attempt to swim across the river.
    • He failed in his attempt to swim the river.
  2. Mandarin
    你必须从失败中吸取教训。
    你必須從失敗中吸取教訓。
    nǐ bì xū cóng shī bài zhōng xī qǔ jiào xun 。
    • You must learn from mistakes.
    • You must learn from your mistakes.
  3. Mandarin
    那个我认为会通过考试的朋友失败了。
    那個我認為會通過考試的朋友失敗了。
    nà ge wǒ rèn wéi huì tōng guò kǎo shì de péng you shī bài le 。
    • The friend who I thought would pass the exam failed it.
  4. Mandarin
    失败的责任在他。
    失敗的責任在他。
    shī bài de zé rèn zài tā 。
    • He is to blame for the failure.
  5. Mandarin
    没有你的帮助,我可能已经失败了。
    沒有你的幫助,我可能已經失敗了。
    méi yǒu nǐ de bāng zhù , wǒ kě néng yǐ jīng shī bài le 。
    • Without your help, I would have failed.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    因为你唔够努力,所以先会失败。
    因為你唔夠努力,所以先會失敗。
    jan1 wai6 nei5 m4 gau3 nou5 lik6 , so2 ji5 sin1 wui2 sat1 baai6 。
    • The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.
  2. Cantonese
    虽然我失败咗,但系我会试多一次嘅。
    雖然我失敗咗,但係我會試多一次嘅。
    seoi1 jin4 ngo5 sat1 baai6 zo2 , daan6 hai6 ngo5 wui6 si5 do1 jat1 ci3 ge3 。
    • Though I failed, I will try again.
  3. Cantonese
    人生绝对唔系只有失败。
    人生絕對唔係只有失敗。
    jan4 sang1 zyut6 deoi3 m4 hai6 zi2 jau5 sat1 baai6 。
    • Life is by no means a series of failures.
  4. Cantonese
    共产主义喺失败嘅,而无产阶级专政宜家亦都已经被淘汰啦。虽然资本主义逐渐取而代之,但喺现时嘅资本主义对于人类嚟讲重喺一个威胁。
    共產主義喺失敗嘅,而無產階級專政宜家亦都已經被淘汰啦。雖然資本主義逐漸取而代之,但喺現時嘅資本主義對於人類嚟講重喺一個威脅。
    gung6 caan2 zyu2 ji6 hai2 sat1 baai6 ge3 , ji4 mou4 caan2 gaai1 kap1 zyun1 zing3 ji4 gaa1 jik6 dou1 ji5 ging1 bei6 tou4 taai3 laa1 。 seoi1 jin4 zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 zuk6 zim6 ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 , daan6 hai2 jin6 si4 ge3 zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 deoi3 jyu1 jan4 leoi6 lai4 gong2 cung4 hai2 jat1 go3 wai1 hip3 。
    • Since communism became obsolete and the dictatorship of the proletariat is out of date, capitalism proves to be the best so far, even though it itself is still a threat for humanity.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好多政治婚姻都系以失败告终。
    好多政治婚姻都係以失敗告終。
    hou2 do1 zing3 zi6 fan1 jan1 dou1 hai6 ji5 sat1 baai6 gou3 zung1.
    • Many political marriages come to failure at the end.
  2. Cantonese
    现任总统大方噉承认竞选失败,并且移交权力。
    現任總統大方噉承認競選失敗,並且移交權力。
    jin6 jam6 zung2 tung2 daai6 fong1 gam2 sing4 jing6 ging3 syun2 sat1 baai6, bing6 ce2 ji4 gaau1 kyun4 lik6.
    • The incumbent President graciously conceded and handed over power.
  3. Cantonese
    唔好因失败而灰心。
    唔好因失敗而灰心。
    m4 hou2 jan1 sat1 baai6 ji4 fui1 sam1.
    • Don't be discouraged because of failure.
  4. Cantonese
    啲猪皮煮得太腍,冇咬口呀,失败!
    啲豬皮煮得太腍,冇咬口呀,失敗!
    di1 zyu1 pei4 zyu2 dak1 taai3 nam4, mou5 ngaau5 hau2 aa3, sat1 baai6!
    • The pig skin is too soft and not chewy at all. Fail!
  5. Cantonese
    如果政策失败引起民愤,责任在政府。
    如果政策失敗引起民憤,責任在政府。
    jyu4 gwo2 zing3 caak3 sat1 baai6 jan5 hei2 man4 fan5, zaak3 jam6 zoi6 zing3 fu2
    • If a failed policy causes public dissent, the responsibility is on the government.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    失败乃成功之母
    失敗乃成功之母
    shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ
    • failure is the mother of success
  2. Mandarin
    一次又一次的失败
    一次又一次的失敗
    yī cì yòu yī cì de shī bài
    • failure after failure
  3. Mandarin
    以感恩的心态面对一切、包括失败,你会发现,人生其实很精彩。
    以感恩的心態面對一切、包括失敗,你會發現,人生其實很精彩。
    yǐ gǎ nēn de xīn tài miàn duì yī qiè , bāo kuò shī bài , nǐ huì fā xiàn , rén shēng qí shí hěn jīng cǎi .
    • Face everything, including failure, with a grateful mind, and you will find that life is actually wonderful.
  4. Mandarin
    他们的计划注定要失败。
    他們的計劃註定要失敗。
    tā men de jì huà zhù dìng yào shī bài .
    • Their plan is doomed to fail.
  5. Mandarin
    以失败告终
    以失敗告終
    yǐ shī bài gào zhōng
    • to end in failure