驳倒

駁倒
bódǎo
verb #32,431

Meanings

  1. 1 to refute
  2. 2 to disprove
  3. 3 to demolish (an argument)

Examples

HSK 5
Zhèzhǒng shuōfǎ zǎojiù bèi kēxuéjiā bódǎo le.
This claim was disproved by scientists long ago.
HSK 7-9
Tā yòng yīgè fǎnlì jiù bódǎo le duìfāng de lùndiǎn.
He refuted the other side's argument with a single counterexample.

Tips

grammar
驳倒 is a 动结式 (verb + result) compound: ('refute') + ('topple'). The marks completion - you didn't just argue back, you knocked the argument down. Often passive: + somebody + 驳倒.

Stroke Order

dǎo