Meaning
apprentice; disciple
Chinese: 徒弟、学徒、弟子。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tu” becomes a different word in each tone. 徒 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 歹徒dǎi túevildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum
- 徒弟tú dìapprentice; disciple
- 匪徒fěi túgangster; bandit
- 徒步tú bùto be on foot
- 徒然tú ránin vain
Example Sentence
这位老师傅收了好几个徒弟。Zhè wèi lǎo shī fu shōu le hǎo jǐ ge tú dì.This old master took on several apprentices.
这位Zhè wèithis (person)老师lǎo shīteacher傅fu(bound form) instructor收shōuto receive了le(completed action)好几hǎo jǐseveral个ge(measure word)徒弟tú dìapprentice。