Meaning
Chinese peck; to fight; to battle; to struggle; to incite; fight
Chinese: 争斗；读 dǒu 时也指容量单位。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dou” becomes a different word in each tone. 斗 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 战斗zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle
- 奋斗fèn dòuto strive; to struggle
- 斗争dòu zhēnga struggle; fight; battle
- 搏斗bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
- 泰斗tài dǒuabbr. for 泰山北斗
Example Sentence
两只公鸡在院子里争斗。Liǎng zhī gōng jī zài yuàn zi lǐ zhēng dòu.Two roosters are fighting in the yard.
两Liǎngtwo只zhīonly公鸡gōng jīcock在zàiat院子yuàn zicourtyard里lǐinside争斗zhēng dòuto struggle。