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to be defeated / to lose / to fail (e.g. experiments) / failure / defeat / CL:
HSK 4
to defeat / to overpower / to beat / to be defeated
HSK 4
victory or defeat / result
to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither
HSK 4
to thwart; to foil (sb's plans) / a setback; a failure; a defeat
to defeat / to beat
corruption / to corrupt / to rot / rotten
HSK 7-9
success or failure
to defeat / to crush (in battle) / beaten / ruined / destroyed / in decline
to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
consecutive defeats / to lose several times in a row
to lose a war
defeated / routed / crushed
to suffer a defeat / to fail / to fall behind
(sports) to be trounced (by an opponent) / crushing defeat
to collapse (of building)
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
perishable
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) / fig. pride goes before a fall
to suffer a crushing defeat
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels
to decline / to wane / to decay / to deteriorate
pride goes before a fall (idiom)
to ruin / corrupt
to defeat / to inflict a defeat on sb
to wither and fall
(milk) to turn sour / (meat, fish) to go off
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence
dilapidated / in ruins
(idiom) to fail at every step of the way / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2zhuo2shi1bai4]
to be utterly defeated; to be routed
to decay / to decline / to become corrupt
corruption


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