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绊倒

bàn dǎo · ban dao

Traditional 絆倒

Meaning

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  1. to trip
  2. to stumble
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  1. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)！我(wǒ)被(bèi)绳子(shéngzi)绊倒(bàndǎo)了(le)。

    Ouch! I tripped over a string.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没事(méishì)吧(ba)？谁(shéi)把(bǎ)绳子(shéngzi)放(fàng)在(zài)路(lù)上(shàng)？

    Are you okay? Who left a string on the road?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    I don't know. Let me look.

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)风筝(fēngzhēng)线(xiàn)。

    Sorry, that's my kite string.

  5. Dengdeng

    下次(xiàcì)放(fàng)风筝(fēngzhēng)，别(bié)让(ràng)人(rén)绊倒(bàndǎo)啊(a)！

    Next time you fly a kite, don't make people trip!

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2 examples
01

进(jìn)家(jiā)门(mén)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)被(bèi)垫(diàn)子(zi)绊(bàn)倒(dǎo)了(le)。

Entering the house, I tripped over the mat.

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02

他(tā)跑(pǎo)步(bù)时(shí)被(bèi)石(shí)头(tou)绊(bàn)倒(dǎo)，膝(xī)盖(gài)擦(cā)破(pò)了(le)。

He tripped over a stone while running and scraped his knee.

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