兜

Pocket in Chinese: 兜 (dōu)

dōu

pocket

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pocket
  2. 2bag
  3. 3to wrap up or hold in a bag
  4. 4to move in a circle
  5. 5to canvas or solicit
  6. 6to take responsibility for
  7. 7to disclose in detail
  8. 8combat armor (old)

Stroke order

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兜

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄡ

dōu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他把手插进裤兜里取暖。

    tā bǎ shǒu chā jìn kù dōu lǐ qǔ nuǎn。

    He put his hands into his trouser pockets to keep warm.

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Related words

兜儿

dōu r

erhua variant of 兜

兜售

dōu shòu

to hawk

抖

dǒu

to tremble

陡

dǒu

steep

斗

dòu

to fight

斗志

dòu zhì

will to fight

豆浆

dòu jiāng

soy milk

豆子

dòu zi

bean

督促

dū cù

to supervise and urge completion of a task

独

dú

alone

独唱

dú chàng

(in singing) solo

独家

dú jiā

exclusive

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