败

bài

to defeat

to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither

treasure (贝) + strike (攵) = defeat and damage

攵 is the 'strike' radical, depicting a hand holding a rod — the action of hitting. 贝 (shell/treasure) mainly contributes the sound bài; the striking hand carries the real meaning of ruin and defeat.

贝+攵→败
攵StrikeSemantic
贝ShellPhonetic

他们队在比赛中败给了对手。

tā men duì zài bǐ sài zhōng bài gěi le duì shǒu。

Their team lost to the opponent in the match.

这支军队被敌人打败,只好撤退。

zhè zhī jūn duì bèi dí rén dǎ bài,zhǐ hǎo chè tuì。

This army was defeated by the enemy and had no choice but to retreat.

Words with 败

败局

bài jú

lost game

腐败

fǔ bài

corruption

气急败坏

qì jí bài huài

flustered and exasperated

身败名裂

shēn bài míng liè

to lose one's standing

节节败退

jié jié bài tuì

to retreat again and again in defeat

败家

bài jiā

to squander a family fortune

连败

lián bài

consecutive defeats

道德败坏

dào dé bài huài

vice

酸败

suān bài

(milk) to turn sour

金玉其外,败絮其中

jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

金玉其表,败絮其中

jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

开败

kāi bài

to wither and fall

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