Chinese word

输家

Pronunciation

Pinyinshū jiā

Meaning

  • nounloser

Example

别把自己当输家。bié bǎ zì jǐ dāng shū jiā

Don't think of yourself as a loser.

Illustration for 输家 (loser)

More examples

媒体不应轻易给运动员贴上输家标签。méi tǐ bù yīng qīng yì gěi yùn dòng yuán tiē shàng shū jiā biāo qiān

The media should not casually label athletes as losers.

Core concept

The person or side left on the losing end of a contest or a longer period of struggle.

Common phrases

  • 贴上输家标签tiē shàng shū jiā biāo qiān

    label someone a loser

  • 当作输家dàng zuò shū jiā

    treat someone as a loser

Similar words

失败者shī bài zhě: A person or group whose efforts do not produce the expected result.
败者bài zhě: A person or team that is beaten in a competition or conflict.

Definition in Chinese

指在某次活动或长期中失败的一方，常用于口语并带有贬义。zhǐ zài mǒu cì huó dòng huò cháng qī zhōng shī bài de yì fāng cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ bìng dài yǒu biǎn yì

Word origin

输 (shū, "to lose") combines with 家 (jiā, "person associated with a role or field") to form a label for someone identified with losing.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this noun can sound teasing or self-deprecating among familiar speakers, but its negative judgment makes it unsuitable for formal or unfamiliar settings.

Other meanings

  • failurenoun

Opposites

  • 强者qiáng zhěstrong personnoun
  • 胜利者shèng lì zhěwinnernoun

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