topple; topple a strong opponent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to pull/push down; to topple
neutralUsed literally for causing a physical object to fall over by pulling or pushing.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
wán玩
，
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎ把
liàng晾
yī衣
jià架
bān扳
dǎo倒
le了
。
The kids were playing in the yard and accidentally toppled the clothes drying rack.
Tā他
lì力
qi气
zhēn真
dà大
，
yī一
gè个
rén人
jiù就
bān扳
dǎo倒
le了
zhè这
kuài块
dà大
shí石
tou头
。
He's really strong, he toppled this big rock all by himself.
verb
to defeat; to overthrow; to bring down
neutralUsed metaphorically, often in contexts like sports, politics, or competition, to describe defeating a strong or favored opponent.
Zhè这
zhī支
xīn新
duì队
wu伍
chū出
rén人
yì意
liào料
de地
bān扳
dǎo倒
le了
shàng上
jiè届
guàn冠
jūn军
。
This new team unexpectedly toppled the defending champion.
Tā他
men们
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
bān扳
dǎo倒
zhè这
gè个
háng行
yè业
de的
lóng龙
tóu头
qǐ企
yè业
。
Their goal is to bring down the leading enterprise in this industry.
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Zài在
jìng竞
xuǎn选
zhōng中
，
tā他
chéng成
gōng功
bān扳
dǎo倒
le了
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
duì对
shǒu手
。
In the election, he successfully defeated his experienced political rival.