dǎlèitái

打擂台

Word · Verb phrase

enter a competition; take on a challenge; compete

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb phrase

to participate in a martial arts competition; to enter a contest

neutral

源自武术文化,指上擂台比武。现泛指参加各种形式的比赛或竞争。

Tā他
kǔ苦
liàn练
duō多
nián年
 ,
jiù就
shì是
wèi为
le了
yǒu有
zhāo朝
yī一
rì日
néng能
dǎ打
lèi擂
tái台
 。

He trained hard for many years just so that one day he could enter the competition ring.

Zhè这
cì次
biān编
chéng程
dà大
sài赛
 ,
hěn很
duō多
gāo高
shǒu手
dōu都
lái来
dǎ打
lèi擂
tái台
le了
 。

Many top programmers have come to compete in this coding contest.

2.

verb phrase

to take on a challenge; to face off against someone

neutral

常用于比喻在事业、学术等领域主动或被动地与人竞争。

Xīn新
chéng成
lì立
de的
gōng公
sī司
gǎn敢
hé和
háng行
yè业
jù巨
tóu头
dǎ打
lèi擂
tái台
 ,
hěn很
yǒu有
yǒng勇
qì气
 。

It takes courage for a newly founded company to take on the industry giants.

Tā他
gōng公
kāi开
zhì质
yí疑
quán权
wēi威
 ,
děng等
yú于
shì是
xiàng向
zhěng整
gè个
xué学
shù术
jiè界
dǎ打
lèi擂
tái台
 。

By publicly challenging the authority, he is essentially taking on the entire academic community.