Chinese word dictionary

两败俱伤

liǎng bài jù shāng · both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins

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Word information

Simplified两败俱伤

Traditional兩敗俱傷

Pinyinliǎng bài jù shāng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

两liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

败bài

failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat

俱jù

all, together; accompany

伤shāng

to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill

How to learn 两败俱伤

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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打败dǎbài

to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated

伤心shāngxīn

to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt

失败shībài

to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]

受伤shòushāng

to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed

伤害shānghài

to injure; to harm

悲伤bēishāng

sad; sorrowful