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dōu

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dōu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dōu | dou1
English translation
pocket
bag
to wrap up or hold in a bag
to move in a circle
to canvas or solicit
to take responsibility for
to disclose in detail
combat armor (old)
old variant of dōu [dōu]
pouch

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About dōu

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

dōu

Contains the radical

ér

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A man wearing a helmet, now meaning "pouch"

Etymology of dōu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿴?白儿

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Example sentences using dōu

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dōu yún Hòu shǎng Ōu qín 即可 jí kě 食用 shí yòng .

Toss to mix through then over with the chopped parsley before serving.

天气 tiānqì hěn bàng , xiǎng 开车 kāi chē 出去 chū qù 兜兜 dōu dou fēng .

The weather is so nice that I to go for a drive.

摄影记者 shè yǐng jì zhě men de 长短 cháng duǎn 火炮 huǒ pào de 镜头 jìngtóu yǒng zhāo 我们 wǒmen dōu 圈圈 quān quan 照相 zhào xiàng .

Photographers from the press would crowd around us to take pictures.

我们 wǒmen shì rào zhāo 公园 gōngyuán páo ,还是 háishi 骑车 qí chē 兜兜 dōu dou fēng ?

Shall we run around the park or a bike ride?

31兜里 Qián guàng diàn kuài .

31 A moneyless person goes fast through the market.

Words with dōu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dōu bag dōu
兜风 dōu fēng to catch the wind兜風
兜售 dōu shòu to hawk兜售 dōu shòu
兜兜 dōu dou an undergarment covering chest and abdomen兜兜 dōu dou
兜圈子 dōu quān zi to encircle兜圈子 dōu quān zi
衣兜 yī dōu pocket衣兜 yī dōu
吃不了兜着走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu fig. you'll have to take the consequences吃不了兜著走
兜头 dōu tóu full in the face兜頭
兜底 dōu dǐ to reveal兜底 dōu dǐ
兜儿 dōu r bag兜兒
兜揽 dōu lǎn to solicit兜攬
兜肚 dōu du undergarment covering the chest and abdomen兜肚 dōu du
兜捕 dōu bǔ to round up (fugitives)兜捕 dōu bǔ
挎兜 kuà dōu satchel挎兜 kuà dōu

dōu Decomposition & Compounds

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dōu Decomposition

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dōu Compounds

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