Meaning of 甘拜下风
甘拜下风 means to admit inferiority; to concede defeat; to acknowledge someone's superiority with sincere admiration. Pronounced gān bài xià fēng.
- to admit inferiority; to concede defeat; to acknowledge someone's superiority with sincere admiration
Definitions & Examples
Nín您
de的
qí棋
shí实
zài在
gāo高
míng明
，
wǒ我
zhǐ只
yǒu有
gān甘
bài拜
xià下
fēng风
。
Your chess skills are truly superb; I can only admit defeat.
Tā他
de的
shū书
fǎ法
zào造
yì诣
hěn很
shēn深
，
lìng令
rén人
gān甘
bài拜
xià下
fēng风
。
His attainments in calligraphy are profound, making others acknowledge his superiority.
Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
，
duì对
fāng方
de的
luó逻
jí辑
rú如
cǐ此
yán严
mì密
，
wǒ我
bù不
dé得
bù不
gān甘
bài拜
xià下
fēng风
。
In this debate, the opponent's logic was so rigorous that I had to concede defeat.
Suī虽
rán然
shū输
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
，
dàn但
wǒ我
gān甘
bài拜
xià下
fēng风
，
yīn因
wéi为
duì对
shǒu手
què确
shí实
jì技
gāo高
yì一
chóu筹
。
Although I lost the match, I admit defeat willingly because my opponent was indeed more skillful.