verb #20,739

Meanings

  1. 1 to refute
  2. 2 to contradict
  3. 3 to rebut

Examples

Tā yòng shìshí bó dǎo le duìfāng de lùndiǎn.
He used facts to refute the other side's argument.
Tā de lǐyóu hěn nán bó.
Her reasoning is hard to rebut.

Tips

usage
is often used in compound verbs: 反驳 (fǎnbó, 'to refute/retort'), (bóchì, 'to rebuke'), and (bódǎo, 'to defeat in argument'). Standalone is more formal.

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