驳 (bó): refute
驳 (bó) is a Chinese character meaning “refute.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 爻 (phonetic). It ranks #1993 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 驳 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- refute
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驳回 | bó huí | to reject |
| 反驳 | fǎn bó | to retort |
| 辩驳 | biàn bó | to dispute |
| 驳船 | bó chuán | barge |
| 驳倒 | bó dǎo | to refute |
| 驳斥 | bó chì | to refute |
| 斑驳 | bān bó | mottled |
| 批驳 | pī bó | to criticize |
| 不值一驳 | bù zhí yī bó | (idiom) (of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal |
| 驳面子 | bó miàn zi | to hurt sb's feelings by rebuffing their request |
| 接驳车 | jiē bó chē | shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines |
| 驳子 | bó zi | to tow (a barge) |
| 驳正 | bó zhèng | to refute and correct |
| 回驳 | huí bó | to refute |
| 接驳 | jiē bó | to access |
驳 appears in 31 compound words: 55 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 驳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
他的观点被专家驳斥，缺乏理论依据。
Tā de guāndiǎn bèi zhuānjiā bóchì, quēfá lǐlùn yījù.
His view was refuted by experts for lacking theoretical basis.
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The Department of Transport has developed a point-to-point connection to high-speed rail and railways for commercial passenger vehicles
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...林旺仁求法官“再给一次机会” 声请再审遭驳回
. . . lín wàng rén qiú fǎ guān zài gěi yī cì jī huì shēng qǐng zài shěn zāo bó huí
Lin Wangren pleaded with the judge for "one more chance," but his petition for retrial was denied.
他的计划被驳回了。
Tā de jìhuà bèi bóhuí le.
His plan was discarded.
他们认为，去反驳一个不认识的人有些不礼貌。
Tāmen rènwéi, qù fǎnbó yī gè bù rènshi de rén yǒuxiē bù lǐmào.
They consider it impolite to disagree with someone they don't know very well.
要说，就要说得有力量，使对方失去反驳的能力。
Yàoshuō, jiùyào shuō de yǒulì liáng, shǐ duìfāng shīqù fǎnbó de nénglì.
If you're going to say it, you have to say it with force, and take away your opponent's ability to retaliate.
她的脑筋转得很快，无论你对她说些什么，她总能巧妙地作出反驳。
Tā de nǎojīn zhuǎn dehěn kuài, wúlùn nǐ duì tā shuō xiē shénme, tā zǒngnéng qiǎomiào de zuòchū fǎnbó.
She's quick on her feet, so no matter what you say to her, she'll have a witty comeback.
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