压倒 / 壓倒
yā dǎo
Meaning
- to overwhelm · to overpower
- overwhelming
Example sentences
南北朝之所以不得治理妥当，是因为浮华的文采压倒了质朴的内容。
南北朝之所以不得治理妥當，是因爲浮華的文采壓倒了質樸的內容。
nán běi cháo zhī suǒ yǐ bù dé zhì lǐ tuǒ dàng， shì yīn wèi fú huá de wén cǎi yā dǎo le zhì piáo de nèi róng。
The reason why the Northern and Southern Dynasties could not be governed properly was that ornate literary style overshadowed simple and unadorned content.