# 失利 (shīlì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 失利 (shīlì) means “to suffer defeat; to lose; setback”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to suffer defeat; to lose; setback
- Pinyin: shīlì (shi1 li4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 一次失利并不代表失败。
  Yí cì shīlì bìng bù dàibiǎo shībài.
  A single defeat does not mean failure.

## Characters

- 失 (shī): to lose; to miss
- [利](https://hanziro.com/word/li-benefit/) (lì): benefit; profit

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-li-suffer-defeat/

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