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打败

dǎ bài · da bai

Traditional 打敗

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to defeat
  2. to overpower
  3. to beat
  4. to be defeated
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A game of chess

  1. Liangliang

    来(lái)下(xià)象棋(xiàngqí)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)一定(yīdìng)能(néng)打败(dǎbài)你(nǐ)。

    Let's play chess. I will beat you today for sure.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，结果(jiéguǒ)呢(ne)？

    You said that last time too. What happened?

  3. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)是(shì)我(wǒ)让着(ràngzhe)你(nǐ)。

    Last time I let you win.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)今天(jīntiān)你(nǐ)就(jiù)打败(dǎbài)我(wǒ)吧(ba)。

    Ok, then beat me today.

  5. Liangliang

    将军(jiāngjūn)！我(wǒ)打败(dǎbài)你(nǐ)了(le)！

    Check! I beat you!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)反(fǎn)了(le)，其实(qíshí)是(shì)我(wǒ)打败(dǎbài)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    You read it backwards. Actually I beat you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)个(gè)队(duì)都(dōu)无(wú)一(yí)例(lì)外(wài)地(de)被(bèi)打(dǎ)败(bài)了(le)。

Every team, without exception, was defeated.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by hamsolo474 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)足(zú)球(qiú)队(duì)打(dǎ)败(bài)了(le)市(shì)里(lǐ)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)其(qí)他(tā)队(duì)。

Our football team defeated all the other teams in the city.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

败
bài

to defeat; to damage

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