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dǎo
Main
English Definitionto smash; to pound; to beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dou2
Part of Speech(动) verb

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Words With Same Head Word    
捣乱dǎoluànto disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother somebody intentionally
捣毁dǎohuǐto destroy; to smash; sabotage
捣蛋dǎodànto cause trouble; to stir up trouble
捣鼓dǎoguto fiddle with something; to trade with something
捣鬼dǎoguǐto play tricks; to cause mischief
Words With Same Tail Word    
直捣zhídǎoto storm; to attack directly
夯捣hāngdǎopunning
用杵捣yòng chǔ dǎopestle
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