打败

打敗
dǎbài
verb HSK 4 #2,000

Meanings

  1. 1 to defeat
  2. 2 to beat

Characters

Literally hit-defeat — to strike someone into defeat.

Examples

Wǒmen duì dǎbài le duìshǒu.
Our team beat the opponent.
Tā zài bǐsài zhōng bèi dǎbài le.
He was defeated in the competition.
Kùnnan dǎ bú bài wǒmen.
Difficulties cannot defeat us.

Tips

grammar
打败 (bèi dǎbài) uses the passive marker to mean was defeated. The potential form means cannot be defeated.

Stroke Order

bài