How to say “defeat” in Chinese
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“Defeat” in Chinese is 打败, dǎ bài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打败 is read dǎ bài: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打败”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打败. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们终于打败了他们。wǒmenzhōngyúdǎbàiletāmenWe finally beat them.
- 这位将军带领军队打败了敌人zhèwèijiāngjūndàilǐngjūnduìdǎbàiledírénThis general led his army and defeated the enemy.
More words from the lesson “Winning and losing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “defeat” in Chinese?
“Defeat” in Chinese is 打败, pinyin dǎbài.
What does 打败 mean?
打败 (dǎbài) means “defeat”.
How do you write 打败?
打败 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 败 (bài) — be defeated. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打败?
打败 is read dǎbài. Tones: dǎ — third tone, bài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“defeat” in the lesson “Winning and losing”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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