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节节败退 — “To suffer successive defeats”

节节败退 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer successive defeats”. To be in continuous decline or retreat. Literally, “Successively defeated and retreated”.

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节节败退 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 节jié
  • 节jié
  • 败bài
  • 退tuì

节节败退 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
节
jié6joint, festival, section, save
节
jié6joint, festival, section, save
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
退
tuì10retreat, withdraw, decline

Example Sentence with 节节败退

这家公司在产品研发上投入不足,导致市场份额节节败退。
This company's insufficient investment in product research and development led to its market share continuously declining.

Idioms Related to 节节败退

More idioms starting with 节

  • jié节shàng上shēng生zhī枝create new, unnecessary complications
  • jié节zhōng中cháng长jié节new complications arising from existing issues
  • jié节jiǎn俭lì力xíng行live frugally and act diligently
  • jié节jiǎn俭gōng躬xíng行practice frugality personally and lead by example
  • jié节biàn变suì岁yí移Seasons change, years pass
  • jié节āi哀shùn顺biàn变temper sorrow, accept change
  • jié节wài外shēng生zhī枝create new complications
  • jié节wēi威fǎn反wén文curb power, return to civility
  • jié节yòng用hòu厚shēng生economize expenses and enrich people's livelihoods
  • jié节yòng用ài爱ren人economize expenses and care for people
  • jié节yòng用ài爱mín民economize and care for people
  • jié节yòng用yù裕mín民economize to enrich the people

Questions about 节节败退

What does 节节败退 mean?
节节败退 (jié jié bài tuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer successive defeats”.
How do you pronounce 节节败退?
节节败退 is pronounced jié jié bài tuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 节节败退 literally mean?
Literally, 节节败退 means “Successively defeated and retreated”. It is used to mean “to suffer successive defeats”.
What is the Chinese definition of 节节败退?
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