---
title: "Dabai Meaning: 打败 (dǎbài) Means “to defeat”"
description: "打败 (traditional 打敗, dǎbài) means “to defeat; to beat”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 败 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 打败 mean?

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打败 dǎbài

## to defeat; to beat

## It can also mean

- to be defeated

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to hit
2. 败 bài to be defeated

## In a sentence

我们队打败了对手。 Our team beat the opponents.

后来，别的国家**打败**了他的国家，屈原非常难过，就跳进了一条大河。

From [端午节：龙舟和粽子 · What is the Dragon Boat Festival?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-dragon-boat-festival#library-word-165-167)

[More about 打败](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E8%B4%A5)

## More words with 打 or 败

- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
- [打扮 dǎban](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daban)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [打断 dǎduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduan)
- [打工 dǎgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagong)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [打击 dǎjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daji)

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