01191 Chinese character of 敗 and pronounce baai6

The Chinese character【敗】(defeat) that we will be discussing today is a character that describes an action or a state. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Fail or be defeated.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【敗】:bài

Cantonese Jyutping of 【敗】:baai6

Here’s a brief introduction to the basic aspects of the character 【敗】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【敗】, for example:Describe an action or state , It means mainly to fail or defeat .The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【敗】is a fundamental term that integrates with others to create meaningful expressions, such as【戰敗、失敗】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhàn bài 、shī bài/ Cantonese Jyutping:zin3 baai6 、sat1 baai6)

The number of strokes required for this character is 11 ,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


他們因戰略錯誤而戰敗。

They were defeated due to strategic errors.


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