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泰斗
泰斗 in English: distinguished figure; doyen
tài dǒu
(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure; doyen
How to pronounce 泰斗
tài dǒu (without tone marks: tai dou). tài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; dǒu is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 泰斗
泰 tài
safe; peaceful; most
safe; peaceful; most
斗 dǒu
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck
Related words
| 奋斗 | fèn dòu | to strive; to struggle | HSK 5 |
| 搏斗 | bó dòu | to wrestle; to fight | HSK 6 |
| 斗争 | dòu zhēng | a struggle; fight | HSK 6 |
| 战斗 | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat | HSK 6 |