鬥 (dau3 | dou4) : fight; contest

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鬥

dau3

dou4

[1] fight; tussle; combat
[2] contest/contend with; compete against
[3] make animals fight (as a game)
[4] come close together; piece together

1. 鬥 has uncommon variants in the form of 鬭 and 鬪.
2. 斗 is also a traditional character with different pronunciation and meanings.

Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: (#191)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鬥 / 斗

Don't confuse with:
門

This word has been viewed 9873 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Mar 2012 15:29

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爭鬥 zang1 dau3 = to fight; to battle

鬥爭 dau3 zang1 dou4 zheng1 = to struggle; to fight

戰鬥 zin3 dau3 zhan4 dou4 = fight; battle

鬥智 dau3 zi3 dou4 zhi4 = battle of wits

鬥雞眼 dau3 gai1 ngaan5 dou4 ji1 yan3 = cross-eye; cockeye

搏鬥 bok3 dau3 = to fight

鬥志 dau3 zi3 dou4 zhi4 = will to fight

奮鬥 fan5 dau3 fen4 dou4 = to struggle; to strive; to fight

鬥氣 dau3 hei3 = feel wronged and act rashly, for spite, out of rage

鬥士 dau3 si6 = fighter; gladiator

鬥氣冤家 dau3 hei3 jyun1 gaa1 dou4 qi4 yuan1 jia5 = sparring partner

鬥木 dau3 muk6 = to do woodwork 粵

鬥木佬 dau3 muk6 lou2 = a carpenter 粵

戰鬥者 zin3 dau3 ze2 zhan4 dou4 zhe3 = fighter

戰鬥機 zin3 dau3 gei1 zhan4 dou4 ji1 = fighter aircraft

決鬥 kyut3 dau3 jue2 dou4 = duel

人權鬥士 jan4 kyun4 dau3 si6 ren2 quan2 dou4 shi4 = a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights

努力奮鬥 nou5 lik6 fan5 dau3 nu3 li4 fen4 dou4 = stuggle with all one's energy

鬥牛 dau3 ngau4 dou4 niu2 = bullfight, bullfighting, corrida

鬥雞 dau3 gai1 = fighting cocks, cockfight

環保鬥士 waan4 bou2 dau3 si6 huan2 bao3 dou4 shi4 = an environmental activist; a fighter for environmental protection

階級鬥爭 gaai1 kap1 dau3 zang1 jie1 ji2 dou4 zheng1 = the class struggle

好鬥 hou3 dau3 hao4 dou4 = be warlike

鬥生鬥死 dau3 sang1 dau3 sei2 = compete against each other

批鬥 pai1 dau3 pi1 dou4 = [v] to criticize and denounce sb. at a public meeting for their often imaginary errors

搏鬥 bok3 dau3 bo2 dou4 = to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

鬥車 dau3 ce1 = a motor race

鬥有錢 dau3 jau5 cin4*2 = rivalry in display of wealth

鬥力 dau3 lik6 = a battle of strength

鬥靚 dau3 leng3 = a beauty contest 粵

鬥龍船 dau3 lung4 syun4 = a dragon boat race

鬥抛 dau3 paau1 = to show off before a fight by using abusive language

撩事鬥非 liu4 si6 dau3 fei1 = to make trouble 粵

奮鬥不止 fan5 dau3 bat1 zi2 fen4 dou4 bu4 zhi3 = carry on without end

決鬥者 kyut3 dau3 ze2 jue2 dou4 zhe3 = a dueler; a duelist

決鬥場 kyut3 dau3 coeng4 jue2 dou4 chang3 = the field of honor

打鬥 daa2 dau3 da3 dou4 = to fight

坐山觀虎鬥 zo6 saan1 gun1 fu2 dau3 zuo4 shan1 guan1 hu3 dou4 = sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight (watch in safety while others fight, then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted)

明爭暗鬥 ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4 = both open strife and veiled struggle

革命鬥志 gaak3 ming6 dau3 zi3 ge2 ming4 dou4 zhi4 = fighting will; fighting spirit

鬥拳 dau3 kyun4 dou4 quan2 = boxing

鬥艦 dau3 laam6 dou4 jian4 = fighting ship

鬥家私 dau3 gaa1 si1 = to make furniture 粵

格鬥 gaak3 dau3 ge2 dou4 = grapple; wrestle; combat

鬥咬 dau3 ngaau5 dou4 yao3 = to fight and bite each other 粵

鬥勁 dau3 ging6 dou4 jing4 = to compete for who's the best; contest to see who's strongest 粵

鬥大 dau3 daai6 dou4 da4 = 1. compete for position 2. a type of poker 粵

鬥醒 dau3 sing2 dou4 xing3 = match wits; contend for who's smartest 粵

鬥頂 dau3 ding2 dou4 ding3 = unwilling to yield to each other; unwilling to give up any ground 粵

鬥快 dau3 faai3 dou4 kuai4 = compete to see who's faster 粵

鬥摙 dau3 lin5*2 dou4 lian3 = compete with each other; battle each other 粵

鬥撐 dau3 caang1 dou4 cheng1 = compete to see who will last the longest; battle for who can endure longer 粵

爭奇鬥艷 zaang1 kei4 dau3 jim6 zheng1 qi2 dou4 yan4 = (of flowers, etc.) vie with each other for glamour

鬥地主 dau3 dei6 zyu2 dou4 di4 zhu3 = Fight the Landlord (card game)

水鬥水 seoi2 dau3 seoi2 shui3 dou4 shui3 = low level competition 粵

毆鬥 au2 dau3 ou1 dou4 = have a fistfight

鉤心鬥角 ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3 gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3 = intrigue against each other

鬥牛舞 dau3 ngau4 mou5 dou4 niu2 wu3 = (dance) paso doble

鬥牛士 dau3 ngau4 si6 dou4 niu2 shi4 = a bullfighter; a matador

戰鬥步 zin3 dau3 bou6 = up-rock (from breakdancing)

鬥牛犬 dau3 ngau4 hyun2 dou4 niu2 quan3 = bulldog

羅馬鬥獸場 lo4 maa5 dau3 sau3 coeng4 luo2 ma3 dou4 shou4 chang3 = Rome Colosseum, Roman Coliseum

爭妍鬥麗 zang1 jin4 dau3 lai6 zheng1 yan2 dou4 li4 = compete for beauty

龍爭虎鬥 lung4 zaang1 fu2 dau3 long2 zheng1 hu3 dou4 = Enter the Dragon

Showing 1 example containing 鬥

坦克車係一架有履帶嘅戰鬥車粵
A tank is a war machine with caterpillar tracks.

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