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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dù | du4
English translation
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
degree, system; manner; to consider
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duó | duo2
English translation
to estimate
Taiwan pr. [duò]

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

广 Guǎng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Twenty 廿 niàn  people  yòu meeting inside a building 广 Guǎng to deliberate

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

广 Guǎng 廿又

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yòu represents the meaning and Shí represents the sound.

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秘书 mìshū 度假 dù jià shí , shuí lái 代替 dàitì ?

Who will double for the secretary while she is on holiday?

司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù de zhāo yǎn 向前 xiàng qián wàng zhāo ,汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

屋顶 wū dǐng de 斜度 xié dù hěn .

The slope of the roof is low.

只好 zhǐhǎo 靠着 Jiào 夜校 yè xiào de 收入 shōurù jiāng jiù 度日 dù rì .

He will have made do with his take from the night school.

由于 yóuyú 湿度 shī dù Gāo ,今晚 jīn wǎn 屋子 wūzi 舒服 shūfu .

The house is not comfortable tonight because of the high humidity.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to pass
速度 sùdù speed速度 sùdù
程度 chéngdù level程度 chéngdù
制度 zhìdù institution制度 zhìdù
态度 tàidu manner態度
角度 jiǎodù angle角度 jiǎodù
度过 dùguò to pass度過
印度 Yìn dù India印度 Yìn dù
高度 gāo dù height高度 gāo dù
温度 wēndù temperature溫度
年度 niándù annual年度 niándù
度假 dù jià to go on holidays度假 dù jià
过度 guòdù excessive過度
力度 lì dù strength力度 lì dù
难度 nán dù trouble難度
季度 jìdù quarter of a year季度 jìdù
极度 jí dù extremely極度
再度 zài dù once more再度 zài dù
深度 shēn dù depth深度 shēn dù
浓度 nóng dù consistency濃度
幅度 fúdù width幅度 fúdù
一度 yīdù for a time一度 yīdù
强度 qiáng dù strength強度
进度 jìn dù pace進度

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Decomposition

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Compounds

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