失败shī bàito fail (e.g. experiments)

1. 1.

   to fail (e.g. experiments)verb

2. 2.

   to be defeatedverb

3. 3.

   failurenoun

• 失to fail
• 败to fail

失败 can take 了 as a verb for a result, or follow 怕 as a noun.

1. HSK 6

   他这次考试失败了。

   Tā zhè cì kǎoshì shībài le.

   He failed the exam this time.

2. HSK 6

   失败了也没关系。

   Shībài le yě méi guānxi.

   It's OK even if you fail.

3. HSK 6

   别怕失败。

   Bié pà shībài.

   Don't be afraid of failure.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的比赛怎么样了？

   Nǐ de bǐsài zěnmeyàng le?

   How did your match go?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我失败了，没有赢。

   Wǒ shībài le, méiyǒu yíng.

   I lost; I didn't win.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   没关系，下次再来。

   Méi guānxi, xià cì zài lái.

   It's OK, try again next time.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对，我会继续努力。

   Duì, wǒ huì jìxù nǔlì.

   Right, I'll keep working hard.

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• 失去shī qùto loseHSK 4
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• 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come aboutHSK 4
• 付fùto payHSK 4

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