扳倒

bāndǎo
verb #14,647

Meanings

  1. 1 to bring down; to topple
  2. 2 to pull down; to overthrow

Examples

Jìzhěmen shìtú bāndǎo nà ge fǔbài de guānyuán.
The journalists tried to bring down the corrupt official.
Tā zài shuāijiāo bǐsài zhōng yīxiàzi jiù bǎ duìshǒu bāndǎo le.
He toppled his opponent in the wrestling match in one move.

Tips

usage
扳倒 can be physical (wrestling someone down) or figurative (bringing down a powerful person). The figurative use is very common in political and legal contexts.

Stroke Order

bān
dào