knock down; overthrow
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to knock down; to knock to the ground
Literal physical action of striking someone so they fall.
Tā他
yī一
quán拳
jiù就
bǎ把
duì对
shǒu手
dǎ打
dǎo倒
le了
。
He knocked his opponent down with one punch.
Zài在
gé格
dòu斗
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
tā他
bèi被
duì对
shǒu手
dǎ打
dǎo倒
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
cì次
。
He was knocked down several times by his opponent in the fight.
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Bié别
tuī推
wǒ我
，
chà差
diǎn点
bèi被
nǐ你
dǎ打
dǎo倒
！
Don't push me, you almost knocked me down!
verb
to overthrow; to bring down; to defeat
Often used in political, social, or competitive contexts. Carries a metaphorical sense of defeating a system, authority, or opponent.
Rén人
mín民
tuán团
jié结
qǐ起
lái来
，
dǎ打
dǎo倒
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
zhèng政
fǔ府
！
The people united to overthrow the corrupt government!
Wǒ我
men们
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
dǎ打
dǎo倒
háng行
yè业
lǒng垄
duàn断
zhě者
。
Our goal is to bring down the monopolist in the industry.
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Tā他
zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
chè彻
dǐ底
dǎ打
dǎo倒
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
。
He completely demolished the opponent's argument in the debate.