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打敗 — meaning in English

dǎ bài

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English meaning

  • defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  • mature adj Fully grown or developed, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally.
  • win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.

Senses

打敗 is used for these senses in English:

  • defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
  • mature (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.
  • win (transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

defeat — full definition

  1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
  3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

mature — full definition

  1. adj Fully grown or developed, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally.
  2. adj Containing content, such as violence or sexual themes, considered suitable only for adults.
  3. verb To develop fully or grow into an adult state, whether physically or in outlook.
  4. verb Of a financial obligation such as a bond or loan, to reach the date on which payment becomes due.

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