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duō

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duō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duō | duo1
English translation
to pick up, to gather, to collect

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About duō

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

duō

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of duō

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌叕

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

zhuó

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Example sentences using duō

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我们 wǒmen 可以 kěyǐ Cóng 其他 qítā zhù zuò Zhōng , Cóng 钱币 qián bì 铭文 míng wén Zhōng ,掇拾 chū 少量 shǎo liàng 事实 shìshí lái .

A few facts can be gleaned from other writings and from coins and inscription.

bāng 拾掇 shí duo Sān Lóu Hòu Fáng .

I helped you lay out the third floor, back.

他们 tā men 从未 cóng wèi bèi 撺掇 cuān duo mào 这样 zhè yàng de 风险 fēngxiǎn

They have never been actively encouraged to take such risks.

Words with duō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
拾掇 shí duo to clear up拾掇 shí duo
撺掇 cuān duo to urge sb on攛掇
duō to pick up duō
掇刀区 Duō dāo qū Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市 Jīng mén shì [Jīng​mén​shì], Hubei掇刀區

duō Decomposition & Compounds

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