How is 败 pronounced?

败 is pronounced “bài” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 败?

败 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 败?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 败 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4v

败

Traditional: 敗

bài

败 (bài) means “to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 敗) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他们在比赛中败了。

Tāmen zài bǐsài zhōng bài le.

They lost the match.

Words containing 败

败坏bài huàito ruin; to corrupt; to undermine 失败shī bàito be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat 腐败fǔ bàicorruption; to corrupt; to rot 打败dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated

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Frequently asked questions

What does 败 mean?: 败 (bài) means “to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 败 pronounced?: 败 is pronounced “bài” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 败?: 败 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 败?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 败 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18