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逗

dòuㄉㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: ĐẬU

Traditional: 逗

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 3

Meaning(verb)

to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读)

逗号 = comma. 逗笑 = make someone laugh.

Examples

  • 别逗他了,他要哭了。

    bié dòu tā le, tā yào kū le.

    Stop teasing him, he's about to cry.

  • 爸爸在逗孩子玩。

    bà ba zài dòu hái zi wán.

    Dad is playing with the baby.

  • 这个人说话真逗。

    zhè ge rén shuō huà zhēn dòu.

    This guy is really funny.

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Stroke order

ĐẬU · 10 strokes

to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读)