Definition
败将 literally means 'defeated general', but it is often used figuratively to refer to anyone who has been defeated in a contest or conflict. It commonly appears in the set phrase 手下败将 (shǒu xià bài jiàng), meaning 'one's defeated opponent' or 'someone you have previously beaten'.
n.
defeated generalone who is defeated (in a contest or conflict)
Examples
- 败将。Zhè wèi bài jiāng céng zài lìshǐ shàng bèi jìzǎi.This defeated general was recorded in history.
- 败将，。Tā shì wǒ de shǒu xià bài jiāng, měi cì bǐsài wǒ dōu yíng tā.He is a defeated opponent of mine; I beat him every competition.
- ，败将。Zài zhèngzhì dòuzhēng zhōng, tā chéng le duìshǒu de bài jiāng.In the political struggle, he became his opponent's defeated one.
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