绊倒 (bàn dǎo) — to trip over something and fall; to stumble | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to trip over something and fallto stumble

Examples

，绊倒。
Tā zǒu lù méi kàn lù, bèi shí tou bàn dǎo le.
He wasn't looking where he was going and tripped over a stone.
绊倒，。
Pǎo bù de shí hou bù xiǎo xīn bàn dǎo le, xī gài cā pò le pí.
While running, I accidentally tripped and fell, scraping my knee.
，绊倒。
Dì shàng yǒu gè kēng, chà diǎn bǎ wǒ bàn dǎo.
There was a hole in the ground, and I almost tripped over it.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

绊 gives the idea of catching on something, while 倒 adds the result of falling 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 絆; 绊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

半bàn絆bàn

Same sound today

In 絆, the traditional form of 绊, the part 糸 shows silk and 半 gives the sound.

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.

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