以失败而告终

to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback

old variant of 以[yi3]

old variant of 以[yi3]

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

to lose / to miss / to fail

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

to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue

to end / to reach an end

end / finish