be defeated; defeat the enemy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to be defeated; to lose (a battle or war)
Used intransitively to indicate that the subject loses or is defeated. The subject is the loser.
Tiě铁
shàn扇
gōng公
zhǔ主
zhàn战
bài败
le了
。
Princess Iron Fan was defeated.
Zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
zài在
shàng上
cì次
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
zhàn战
bài败
le了
。
This country was defeated in the last war.
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Tā他
men们
duì队
zài在
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
zhàn战
bài败
，
huò获
dé得
le了
dì第
èr二
míng名
。
Their team was defeated in the finals and took second place.
verb
to defeat; to beat (the enemy)
Used transitively to indicate that the subject defeats someone else. The subject is the victor. Note that this is the opposite meaning of sense 1, making this an auto-antonym (contranym).
Sūn孙
xíng行
zhě者
zhàn战
bài败
le了
Tiě铁
shàn扇
gōng公
zhǔ主
。
Sun Wukong defeated Princess Iron Fan.
Sūn孙
xíng行
zhě者
bǎ把
Tiě铁
shàn扇
gōng公
zhǔ主
zhàn战
bài败
le了
。
Sun Wukong defeated Princess Iron Fan.
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Wǒ我
men们
de的
jūn军
duì队
zuì最
zhōng终
zhàn战
bài败
le了
rù入
qīn侵
de的
dí敌
rén人
。
Our army finally defeated the invading enemy.