击败 jībài to defeat
to defeat; to beat
How to remember 击败: 击 to strike + 败 failure = to defeat.
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How it is used
- To defeat, beat an opponent - 击败对手 (jībài duìshǒu) beat the rival; 三比零击败 (sān bǐ líng jībài) defeat 3-0.
- Close to 打败 (dǎbài) but more formal/written, common in sports and competition reporting.
- Transitive: it takes the defeated party as its object.