English–Chinese
“overwhelm” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinyā dǎo
Example
他的表现压倒了所有人。tā de biǎo xiàn yā dǎo le suó yǒu rén
His performance overwhelmed everyone.
How to say “overwhelm” in Chinese
“Overwhelm” in Chinese is 压倒 (yā dǎo).
One side rises decisively above a rival and leaves no real chance of a comeback.
Example sentences with 压倒
新产品压倒了竞争对手。xīn chán pǐn yā dǎo le jìng zhēng duì shǒu
The new product overwhelmed its competitors.
Tips for using 压倒
- The subject is usually the stronger performance, team, or argument, not the person who feels overwhelmed, so the sentence presents the winner as the source of the advantage.