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duō

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duō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duō | duo1
English translation
quiver
woolen cloth
to quiver, to tremble, to shudder

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About duō

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

duō

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of duō

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口多

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

duō

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and duō represents the sound.

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Example sentences using duō

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dòng Zhí 哆嗦 duōsuo .

He was so cold that he kept shivering.

dòng 哆嗦 duōsuo kāi le .

He was shivering with cold.

火苗 huǒ miáo cuàn dào le 天花板 tiān huā bǎn shǎng , Zhí 哆嗦 duōsuo .

The fire soared to the ceiling and I trembled with fright.

只是 zhǐ shì zhàn zài 那儿 nà r Zhí 哆嗦 duōsuo

I just stood there quaking with fear.

手指 shǒuzhǐ 哆嗦 duōsuo zhāo Cóng 口袋 kǒu dài 取出 qǔ chū 相机 xiàng jī .

With trembling fingers, he removed the camera from his pocket.

Words with duō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
哆嗦 duōsuo to tremble哆嗦 duōsuo
duō quiver duō
打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo to tremble打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo

duō Decomposition & Compounds

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duō Decomposition

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