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| Pronunciation |
: |
dòu
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| Meaning |
: |
- fight; tussle. (v)
- struggle against; denounce. (v)
- contest with; contend with. (v)
- make animal fight (as a game). (v)
- fit together. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
斗 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
鬥 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
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21.1% |
| Notes |
: |
also as dǒu |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
a struggle; fight; battle |
| 3. |
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: |
to strive; to struggle |
| 5. |
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: |
will to fight; fighting spirit |
| 7. |
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: |
to wrestle; to fight; to struggle |
Sentences:
| 1. He has been struggling with illness. |
| tā |
yī |
zhí |
zài |
yǔ |
bìng |
mó |
dòu |
zhēng |
。 |
| 他 |
一 |
直 |
在 |
与 |
病 |
魔 |
斗 |
争 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 一直 |
: |
continuously; all along |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 与 |
: |
with |
| 病魔 |
: |
illness |
| 斗争 |
: |
struggle; fight |
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| 2. Few people can get the better of him. |
| hěn |
shǎo |
rén |
dòu |
dé |
guò |
tā |
。 |
| 很 |
少 |
人 |
斗 |
得 |
过 |
他 |
。 |
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| 很少 |
: |
very few |
| 人 |
: |
people |
| 斗 |
: |
contest with; contend with |
| 得 |
: |
used after a verb or an adjective to express capability |
| 过 |
: |
over; win |
| 他 |
: |
him |
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| 3. Several people were hurt in the fight. |
| zài |
dǎ |
dòu |
zhōng |
， |
yǒu |
jǐ |
gè |
rén |
shòu |
shāng |
。 |
| 在 |
打 |
斗 |
中 |
， |
有 |
几 |
个 |
人 |
受 |
伤 |
。 |
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| 在 |
: |
at |
| 打斗 |
: |
fight |
| 中 |
: |
in |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 几 |
: |
a few |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 人 |
: |
people |
| 受伤 |
: |
hurt |
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| 4. To struggle for one’s dream. |
| wéi |
lǐ |
xiǎng |
ér |
fèn |
dòu |
。 |
| 为 |
理 |
想 |
而 |
奋 |
斗 |
。 |
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| 为 |
: |
for |
| 理想 |
: |
dream |
| 而 |
: |
and |
| 奋斗 |
: |
to strive; to struggle |
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