shī bài
to be defeated
to lose
to fail (e.g. experiments)
failure
defeat
CL:次[ci4]
yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng
to succeed through failure
to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ
Failure is the mother of success.
zhuó zhuó shī bài
to fail at every step of the way (idiom)