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斗
dòu
Main
English Definitionto fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
See alsodǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 or one-tenth of a 石; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡; abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (from traditional character 斗)
dòu variant of 鬭 (from traditional character 鬦)
dòu variant of 鬥 (from traditional character 鬪)
dòu variant of 鬥 (from traditional character 鬭)
Simplified Script斗
Traditional Script鬥
Pinyindòu
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dau3
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
斗争dòuzhēnga struggle; fight; battle
斗志dòuzhìwill to fight; fighting spirit
斗士dòushìwarrior; activist
斗牛dòuniúbullfighting
斗殴dòu'ōuto fight; to brawl; a scuffle; a punch-up
Words With Same Tail Word    
奋斗fèndòuto strive; to struggle
搏斗bódòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
打斗dǎdòuto fight
战斗zhàndòuto fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle
艰苦奋斗jiānkǔ fèndòuto struggle arduously
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