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Meaning

argue; parti-colored; tranship; dispute; contradict; refute

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 驳 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 反驳fǎn bóto retort; to refute
  • 驳回bó huíto reject; to turn down; to overrule
  • 驳子bó zito tow (a barge)
  • 驳正bó zhèngto refute and correct
  • 回驳huí bóto refute

Example Sentence

他的理由站不住脚,很快就被驳倒了。Tā de lǐ yóu zhàn bu zhù jiǎo, hěn kuài jiù bèi bó dǎo le.His argument did not hold up and was quickly refuted.

hedeof理由lǐ yóureason站不住脚zhàn bu zhù jiǎoill-foundedhěnverykuàirapidjiùthenbèi(passive: by)驳倒bó dǎoto refutele(completed action)