打败 (dǎ bài) — to defeat, to beat (in a competition or battle)
Definition
打败 means 'to defeat, to beat' — focuses on the winner's side of a competition or battle. 失败 is the opposite perspective (to lose), while 战胜 (HSK6) is more formal and often used for overcoming difficulties.
verb
to defeatto beat (in a competition or battle)
Examples
- 打败。Wǒ men dǎ bài nà zhī qiú duì duì wǒ men lái shuō bù nán.It's not hard for us to beat that team.
- ，。Tā men zài jué sài zhōng bèi dǎ bài le, dōu hěn nán guò.They were defeated in the finals and all felt very sad.
- 打败。Wǒ men yào yì qǐ dǎ bài suǒ yǒu de kùn nan.We must defeat all difficulties together.
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