đánh bại
Definition
- Verb:
- To defeat: To win a victory over someone or something in a competition, battle, or conflict.
- To beat: To overcome an opponent, making them lose.
- To vanquish: To defeat thoroughly or conclusively.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đội nhà đã đánh bại đối thủ với tỉ số 3-0. (The home team defeated the opponent with a score of 3-0.)
- Họ quyết tâm đánh bại kẻ thù xâm lược. (They are determined to defeat the invading enemy.)
- Cô ấy đánh bại nhà vô địch trong trận chung kết. (She beat the champion in the final match.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies a decisive or complete victory, not just a narrow win. It is commonly used in contexts of war, sports, elections, and competitive struggles.
- It can be used in both literal (physical combat, sports) and figurative (overcoming a problem, idea, or challenge) contexts.
- Chúng ta phải đánh bại dịch bệnh này. (We must defeat this pandemic.)
Variants and Related Words
Chiến bại (n): Defeat, loss (as a noun).
- Họ phải chấp nhận chiến bại. (They had to accept defeat.)
Thất bại (v/n): To fail; failure. This is a related concept but is not a synonym, as it means the state of being defeated or not succeeding, rather than the act of defeating.
- Kế hoạch đã thất bại. (The plan failed.)
Synonyms
- Defeat: To win a victory over.
- Beat: To defeat in a contest or competition.
- Overcome: To succeed in dealing with or gaining control of.
- Vanquish: To defeat thoroughly.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Đánh bại tất cả: To defeat everyone/all comers.
- Võ sĩ đó đánh bại tất cả các đối thủ. (That martial artist defeated all opponents.)
Đánh bại ý chí: To break someone's will (figurative).
- Những khó khăn không thể đánh bại ý chí của anh ấy. (The difficulties could not defeat his will.)
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