斗

To fight in Chinese: 斗 (dòu)

dòu

to fight

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鬥1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fight
  2. 2to struggle
  3. 3to condemn
  4. 4to censure
  5. 5to contend
  6. 6to put together
  7. 7coming together

Stroke order

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斗

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄡˋ

dòu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

斗

Simplified

鬥

Traditional

Example sentences

See 斗 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这两个家族多年来一直在争斗。

    zhè liǎng gè jiā zú duō nián lái yì zhí zài zhēng dòu。

    These two families have been fighting each other for many years.

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Related words

奋斗

fèn dòu

to strive

战斗

zhàn dòu

to fight

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

搏斗

bó dòu

to wrestle

斗志

dòu zhì

will to fight

泰斗

tài dǒu

(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure

艰苦奋斗

jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

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