驳倒

駁倒

bódǎo

verb #32,431

Meanings

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

Characters

to refute / argue against

to topple / knock over

Examples

他用一个反例就驳倒了对方的论点。

Tā yòng yī gè fǎnlì jiù bódǎo le duìfāng de lùndiǎn.

He refuted the other side's argument with a single counterexample.

这种说法早就被科学家驳倒了。

Zhè zhǒng shuōfǎ zǎo jiù bèi kēxuéjiā bódǎo le.

This claim was disproved by scientists long ago.

Tips

grammar

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

Stroke Order

驳 bó

倒 dào