打倒

dǎdǎo

verb HSK 7 #5,212

Meanings

1 to overthrow
2 to knock down
3 down with

Characters

to strike; to hit

to fall; to topple

Examples

人民打倒了腐败的政府。

Rénmín dǎdǎo le fǔbài de zhèngfǔ.

The people overthrew the corrupt government.

拳击手一拳把对手打倒了。

Quánjīshǒu yī quán bǎ duìshǒu dǎdǎo le.

The boxer knocked down his opponent with one punch.

Tips

usage

打倒 can be literal (physically knock down) or figurative (overthrow). As a slogan ‘打倒...!’ means ‘Down with...!’ and was widely used in political movements.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

倒 dào