捅

To stab in Chinese: 捅 (tǒng)

tǒng

to stab

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to stab
  2. 2to poke
  3. 3to prod
  4. 4to nudge
  5. 5to disclose

Stroke order

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捅

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄥˇ

tǒng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他用棍子捅了捅那个小洞。

    tā yòng gùn zi tǒng le tǒng nà ge xiǎo dòng。

    He poked the little hole with a stick.

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Related words

桶

tǒng

bucket

筒

tǒng

tube

痛心

tòng xīn

grieved

偷看

tōu kàn

to peep

偷窥

tōu kuī

to peep

偷懒

tōu lǎn

to goof off

头部

tóu bù

head

头顶

tóu dǐng

top of the head

头号

tóu hào

first rate

头条

tóu tiáo

lead story (on the news)

头头是道

tóu tóu shì dào

clear and logical

头衔

tóu xián

title

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