đánh bại

Thân thiện

Đội nhà đánh bại đội khách trong trận đấu bóng đá.

Definition

1. 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.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to defeat