压
倒

To overwhelm in Chinese: 压倒 (yā dǎo)

yā dǎo

to overwhelm

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 壓倒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to overwhelm
  2. 2to overpower
  3. 3overwhelming

Stroke order

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压
倒

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄚ

yā

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄉㄠˇ

dǎo

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

压倒

Simplified

壓倒

Traditional

Example sentences

See 压倒 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我方以压倒的优势赢了比赛。

    wǒ fāng yǐ yā dǎo de yōu shì yíng le bǐ sài。

    We won the match with an overwhelming advantage.

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Related words

倒

dǎo

to fall

压

yā

to press

压力

yā lì

pressure

倒霉

dǎo méi

to have bad luck

倒闭

dǎo bì

to go bankrupt

倒车

dǎo chē

to change buses, trains etc

倒是

dào shi

contrary to what one might expect

摔倒

shuāi dǎo

to fall down

压迫

yā pò

to oppress

打倒

dǎ dǎo

to overthrow

倒卖

dǎo mài

to resell at a profit

倒数

dào shǔ

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)

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