打败

打敗

dǎbài

verb HSK 4 #2,000

Meanings

Literally hit-defeat - to strike someone into defeat.

HSK 3

他在比赛中被打败了。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng bèi dǎbài le.

He was defeated in the competition.

HSK 5

我们队打败了对手。

Wǒmen duì dǎbài le duìshǒu.

Our team beat the opponent.

HSK 6

困难打不败我们。

Kùnnan dǎ bú bài wǒmen.

Difficulties cannot defeat us.

grammar

被打败 uses the passive marker 被 to mean was defeated. The potential form 打不败 means cannot be defeated.

打 dǎ

败 bài