Meaning of 打败
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to defeat
- to overpower
- to beat
- to be defeated
How to use 打败
打败 is a resultative verb: the first part is the action, the second is the result. It usually takes the loser as its object, and it often appears with 被 (bèi) to say someone was beaten. Example: 我们打败了对手。(Wǒmen dǎbài le duìshǒu.) We defeated our opponents.
打 (dǎ) means to hit, and 败 (bài) means to lose or be defeated. Hit someone until they lose, and you have 打败 (dǎbài), to defeat.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 我们打败了比赛 to mean "we won the match," but the object of 打败 must be the opponent, not the game. To talk about the match itself, say 赢了比赛 (yíng le bǐsài).
打败 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes
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败 bài · to defeat · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 打败.
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play a ball sport |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d |
| 打印 | dǎyìn | to affix a seal; to stamp |
| 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash |
| 打听 | dǎting | to ask about; to make some inquiries |
| 失败 | shībài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 打针 | dǎzhēn | to give or get an injection |
Questions about 打败
What does 打败 mean?
打败 (dǎbài) means "to defeat; to overpower" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 打败?
打败 is made of 2 characters: 打 (5 strokes), 败 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 打败 an HSK word?
Yes. 打败 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 打败 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 打败 is written 打敗.
What is the difference between 打败 and 赢 (yíng)?
赢 means to win and usually takes the game or prize as its object, as in 赢了比赛. 打败 means to defeat and takes the person or team you beat as its object, as in 打败了他们.
Can 打败 mean "to be defeated" without 被?
Yes, in some contexts 打败 alone can mean to lose, as in 我们打败了 meaning we lost, but this is ambiguous. Most speakers add 被 to make it clear, for example 我们被他们打败了 (Wǒmen bèi tāmen dǎbài le), we were beaten by them.