斗 dòu, dǒu — to fight; to struggle; to combat; to contend; to battle; to wrestle; to tussle; to contest

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dòu dǒu

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #166

Traditional: 鬥 Variant: 鬦 鬪 鬭

dòu dou4

Basic definition

  1. verb to fight; to struggle; to combat; to contend; to battle; to wrestle; to tussle; to contest e.g 斗争战斗斗殴
  2. verb to contest; to compete; to vie; to match wits; to game; to struggle; to compete e.g 斗智斗志斗牛

Detailed explanation

  1. verb (象形。甲骨文字形，象两人怒发对打形。本义:搏斗)
  2. verb fight e.g 械斗格斗钩心斗角 拳斗 · 斗心 · 斗臣
  3. verb contest with e.g 斗口 · 斗靡夸多 · 斗锦 · 斗花 · 斗香 · 斗草 · 斗茶 · 斗棋
  4. verb collide with star
  5. verb fit together e.g 斗榫 · 斗缝 · 斗阚
  6. verb fight e.g 斗鸡 斗蛐蛐儿 · 斗鸡走马 · 斗鸡走狗
  7. verb struggle e.g 斗地主 · 斗宠 · 斗辩
  8. verb play e.g 斗棋 · 斗叶 · 斗牌
  9. verb tease e.g 斗引 · 斗谝
  10. verb make fun of e.g 斗叠 · 斗牙拌嘴

dǒu dou3

Basic definition

  1. noun dou (dry measure, =10 liters); a dou measure; ladle; cup; decaliter e.g 斗胆斗量石斗
  2. noun anything shaped like a dou; funnel; hopper; cup; socket; bucket e.g 漏斗斗笠斗篷
  3. noun the Big Dipper; the Plough; Ursa Major; Dipper e.g 北斗南斗

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (象形。有柄。说文叙，俗谓人持十为斗。本义:十升)
  2. measure for measuring decalities of grain e.g 斗斛 · 斗米升珠
  3. ladler;cup e.g 斗瓶 · 斗酒百篇
  4. a kind of measuring implement
  5. sth.like a cup or dipper e.g 烟斗，漏斗 · 斗文 · 斗胸
  6. whorl e.g 斗纹
  7. the Big Dipper e.g 斗箕斗杓 斗君 · 斗斋 · 斗魁
  8. unit of dry measure for grain
  9. Dou Xiu
adjective
  1. small e.g 斗筲之器 · 斗禄 · 斗船 · 斗锣
  2. big e.g 斗碗 · 斗大 · 斗目
  3. steep e.g 斗健 · 斗辟 · 斗峻 · 斗峭 · 斗绝
adverb
  1. suddenly e.g 斗顿 · 斗然
verb
  1. shake e.g 斗叟 · 斗薮

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