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落败

luò bài

2-character word Traditional 落敗

What 落败 means

1. to suffer a defeat
2. to fail
3. to fall behind

The characters in 落败

• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 败bàito defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)

Example sentences

• 靠武力取胜，犹如落败，因为这样的胜利不会长久。
  Kào wǔlì qǔshèng, yóurú luòbài, yīnwèi zhèyàng de shènglì bù huìzhǎng jiǔ.
  Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.