击倒 (jí dǎo) — to knock down | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A transitive verb used mainly in combat or sport contexts meaning to knock an opponent down to the ground. Often takes a 把 construction with a person as object, as in 把他击倒了.

verb

to knock down

Examples

击倒。
Quán jī shǒu yì quán jiù bǎ duì shǒu jí dǎo le.
The boxer knocked down his opponent with one punch.
击倒。
Dà fēng bǎ lù biān de shù jí dǎo le.
The strong wind knocked down the tree by the roadside.
击倒。
Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng bèi duì shǒu jí dǎo le sān cì.
He was knocked down three times by his opponent in the match.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

击jīstrike

击 means strike and 倒 indicates falling down, so it means knock down.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻到倒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

到

到dào倒dào

Same sound today

倒 combines 亻 (person) with 到, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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