泰
斗

(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure in Chinese: 泰斗 (tài dǒu)

tài dǒu

(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure
  2. 2doyen
  3. 3revered authority

Stroke order

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泰
斗

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄞˋ

tài

ㄊ/ tㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄡˇ

dǒu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他是这个行业里的泰斗。

    tā shì zhè ge háng yè lǐ de tài dǒu。

    He is a leading authority in this industry.

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Related words

斗

dòu

to fight

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

艰苦奋斗

jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

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