失败 shībài HSK4 to fail Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 失 shī verb to fail to achieve (bound form) to fail to meet a goal or desire; to be disappointed (as in 失望 shīwàng or 失意 shīyì)败 敗 bài verb to be defeated to lose a war, competition, or game; to fail at a task