打倒

dǎ dǎo

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to overthrow
2. to knock down
3. Down with ... !

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 拥护 yōng hù 拥护 yōng hù to endorse; to support opposite of overthrow; to support: to endorse; to support

Related words

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• 打垮 dǎ kuǎ 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat to utterly defeat or crush an opponent: to defeat

Synonyms

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• 推翻 tuī fān 推翻 tuī fān to overthrow overthrow a government or authority: to overthrow
• 击倒 jī dǎo 击倒 jī dǎo to knock down physically knock down a person: to knock down

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in political slogans, e.g., 打倒帝国主义 (Down with imperialism).

Common mistakes

Do not use 打倒 for accidentally knocking something over; use 碰倒 or 撞倒 instead.

Example Sentences

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他们决心 打倒 腐败的政权。

They are determined to overthrow the corrupt regime.

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Child Words of 打倒

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat