gān bài xià fēng
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  • bow to somebody's superiority; willingly acknowledge defeat

    • nín de qí shí zài shì gāo míng wǒ zhǐ yǒu gān bài xià fēng

      实在高明只有甘拜下风

      I admit my defeat and admire your superiority in chess playing.

    • hǎo ya zhè huí nǐ yíng le wǒ gān bài xià fēng

      甘拜下风

      All right, you've got me beaten there. I hand it to you.

    • nǐ pīng pāng qiú dǎ de zhēn hǎo wǒ gān bài xià fēng

      乒乓球甘拜下风

      Your table tennis is excellent. I bow to your superior skill.

    • kàn dào zì jǐ zài jì móu shang wán quán bù shì duì shǒu tā gān bài xià fēng

      自己计谋完全对手甘拜下风

      Seeing how cleverly he had been outwitted he made no complaint.

Word usage

  • Note
    "拜" cannot be written as "败".