难倒

難倒

nándǎo

verb #19,363

Meanings

1 to baffle
2 to confound
3 to stump

Characters

to fall; to topple

Examples

这道题把所有学生都难倒了。

Zhè dào tí bǎ suǒyǒu xuéshēng dōu nándǎo le.

This question stumped all the students.

别想难倒我！

Bié xiǎng nándǎo wǒ!

Don't think you can stump me!

Tips

grammar

难倒 is a result complement structure: 难 (difficult) + 倒 (to fall/topple). Often used with 把 (bǎ): 把某人难倒 (to stump someone).

Stroke Order

难 nán

倒 dào