失败是成功之母 失敗是成功之母
失败是成功之母 失敗是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄇㄨˇ sat1 baai6 si6 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5
- Failure is the mother of success.
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失
- 丢失 丟失 diū shī ㄉㄧㄡ ㄕ diu1 sat1 to lose; to misplace
- 丧失 喪失 sàng shī ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ song3 sat1 to lose
- 失事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ sat1 si6 (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
- 失传 失傳 shī chuán ㄕ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sat1 cyun4 (of skills etc) to die out
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
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- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 失恋 失戀 shī liàn ㄕ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sat1 lyun2 to lose one's love
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 失掉 shī diào ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sat1 diu6 to lose
- 失控 shī kòng ㄕ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sat1 hung3 to go out of control
- 失效 shī xiào ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sat1 haau6 to fail
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 失业 失業 shī yè ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ sat1 jip6 unemployment
- 失眠 shī mián ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sat1 min4 to suffer from insomnia
- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 失踪 失蹤 shī zōng ㄕ ㄗㄨㄥ sat1 zung1 to be missing
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
败 敗
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 成败 成敗 chéng bài ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ sing4 baai6 success or failure
- 打败 打敗 dǎ bài ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄞˋ daa2 baai6 to defeat
- 腐败 腐敗 fǔ bài ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄞˋ fu6 baai6 corruption
- 倒败 倒敗 dǎo bài ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄞˋ dou2 baai6 to collapse (of building)
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- 胜败 勝敗 shèng bài ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄞˋ sing3 baai6 victory or defeat
- 大败 大敗 dà bài ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˋ daai6 baai6 to defeat
- 完败 完敗 wán bài ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄞˋ jyun4 baai6 (sports) to be trounced (by an opponent)
- 惨败 慘敗 cǎn bài ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄞˋ caam2 baai6 to suffer a crushing defeat
- 战败 戰敗 zhàn bài ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄞˋ zin3 baai6 to lose a war
- 挫败 挫敗 cuò bài ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄞˋ co3 baai6 to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)
- 挠败 撓敗 náo bài ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄞˋ naau4 baai6 defeated
- 击败 擊敗 jī bài ㄐㄧ ㄅㄞˋ gik1 baai6 to defeat
- 败亡 敗亡 bài wáng ㄅㄞˋ ㄨㄤˊ baai6 mong4 to be defeated and dispersed
- 败仗 敗仗 bài zhàng ㄅㄞˋ ㄓㄤˋ baai6 zoeng3 lost battle
- 败光 敗光 bài guāng ㄅㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄤ baai6 gwong1 to squander one's fortune
- 败北 敗北 bài běi ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄟˇ baai6 bak1 (literary) to be routed (in a war)
- 败坏 敗壞 bài huài ㄅㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ baai6 waai6 to ruin
- 败子 敗子 bài zǐ ㄅㄞˋ ㄗˇ baai6 zi2 see 败家子
- 败家 敗家 bài jiā ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ baai6 gaa1 to squander a family fortune
是
- 但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 but; however
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
- 凡是 fán shì ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ faan4 si6 each and every; every; all; any
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- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ zau6 si6 exactly; precisely
- 或是 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ waak6 si6 or
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是否 shì fǒu ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ si6 fau2 whether (or not)
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 算是 suàn shì ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ syun3 si6 considered to be
- 总是 總是 zǒng shì ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ zung2 si6 always
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
成
- 不成 bù chéng ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ bat1 sing4 won't do
- 促成 cù chéng ㄘㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ cuk1 sing4 to facilitate; to help bring about
- 分成 fēn chéng ㄈㄣ ㄔㄥˊ fan1 sing4 to divide (into)
- 合成 hé chéng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄥˊ hap6 sing4 to compose
- 完成 wán chéng ㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ jyun4 sing4 to complete; to accomplish
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- 建成 jiàn chéng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ gin3 sing4 to establish
- 形成 xíng chéng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ jing4 sing4 to form; to take shape
- 成交 chéng jiāo ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ sing4 gaau1 to complete a contract
- 成人 chéng rén ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sing4 jan4 to reach adulthood
- 成全 chéng quán ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ sing4 cyun4 to help sb accomplish his aim
- 成分 chéng fèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄣˋ sing4 fan6 composition; ingredient; element; component
- 成功 chéng gōng ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ sing4 gung1 to succeed
- 成品 chéng pǐn ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sing4 ban2 finished goods
- 成员 成員 chéng yuán ㄔㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ sing4 jyun4 member
- 成型 chéng xíng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sing4 jing4 to become shaped
- 成天 chéng tiān ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sing4 tin1 (coll.) all day long
- 成家 chéng jiā ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ sing4 gaa1 to settle down and get married (of a man)
- 成就 chéng jiù ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sing4 zau6 accomplishment
- 成年 chéng nián ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ sing4 nin4 to grow to adulthood
- 成才 chéng cái ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ sing4 coi4 to make sth of oneself
Idioms with these characters
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
- 惆怅若失 惆悵若失 chóu chàng ruò shī ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕ cau4 coeng3 joek6 sat1 to feel despondent (idiom)
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- 大惊失色 大驚失色 dà jīng shī sè ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕ ㄙㄜˋ daai6 geng1 sat1 sik1 to turn pale with fright (idiom)
- 得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
- 得而复失 得而復失 dé ér fù shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕ dak1 ji4 fuk6 sat1 to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
- 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕ ㄅㄧˇ gu3 ci2 sat1 bei2 lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
- 机不可失 機不可失 jī bù kě shī ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1 No time to lose! (idiom)
- 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3 to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 惊慌失色 驚慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄙㄜˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 sik1 to go pale in panic (idiom)
- 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ baai6 lau5 caan4 faa1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 不败之地 不敗之地 bù bài zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6 (idiom) invincible position
- 残兵败将 殘兵敗將 cán bīng bài jiàng ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ caan4 bing1 baai6 zoeng3 ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
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- 残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 残垣败壁 殘垣敗壁 cán yuán bài bì ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄧˋ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ sing4 baai6 lei6 deon6 succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
- 成败论人 成敗論人 chéng bài lùn rén ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ sing4 baai6 leon6 jan4 to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
- 反败为胜 反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥˋ faan2 baai6 wai4 sing3 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
- 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
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- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1 to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
- 见风是雨 見風是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ gin3 fung1 si6 jyu5 lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
- 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ zik1 fei1 sing4 si6 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
- 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ hau2 si6 sam1 fei1 duplicity
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ bat1 sing4 tai2 tung2 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
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- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 成千成万 成千成萬 chéng qiān chéng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 sing4 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 成千累万 成千累萬 chéng qiān lěi wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄟˇ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 leoi5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
Example sentences
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失败 失敗 是 成功 之 母 。
Failure is the mother of success.
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