丁

Male adult in Chinese: 丁 (dīng)

dīng

male adult

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1male adult
  2. 2the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干
  3. 3fourth (used like "4" or "D")
  4. 4small cube of meat or vegetable
  5. 5(literary) to encounter
  6. 6(archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  7. 7(chemistry) butyl

Stroke order

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丁

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄥ

dīng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 您懂拉丁语？

    nín dǒng lā dīng yǔ？

    Do you understand Latin?

  • 加一丁点盐。

    jiā yì dīng diǎn yán。

    Add a tiny pinch of salt.

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Related words

逗

dòu

to tease (playfully)

多亏

duō kuī

thanks to

多余

duō yú

superfluous

躲藏

duǒ cáng

to conceal oneself

恶劣

è liè

vile

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发抖

fā dǒu

to tremble

妨碍

fáng ài

to hinder

肥皂

féi zào

soap

废话

fèi huà

nonsense

讽刺

fěng cì

to satirize

辅导

fǔ dǎo

to give guidance

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