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HSK
4

failure

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi1bai4 shībài

Meaning


Primary

failure

Alternatives

fail, lose, loss, defeat

Mnemonic


失败 Failure occurs when you 失 lose or 败 fail at something.

Usage


我们 不能 怕 失败。

We must not fear failure.

失败 是 成功 之 母。

Failure is the mother of success.

每 次 失败 都 是 一 次 重新 开始 的 机会。

Every failure is an opportunity to start anew.

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