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  dou1   jyutping
  dou1 du1   pinyin
[] dou1 [] dou1
[1] [adv] all; both; without exception
[2] [adv] even; already
[3] [] [adv] also; too

[] dou1 [] du1
[n] capital; metropolis; big city

Default PoS: adverb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#163)

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

This word has been viewed 42245 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Mar 2014 14:04

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detail  mat1 dou1  mie1 dou1 = anything; everything
detail  dou1 hou2   = all good
detail  dou1 ho2 ji5  dou1 ke3 yi3 = all OK
detail  dou1 wui6  du1 hui4 = metropolis
detail  dou1 hai6   = may as well; still
detail  mat1 je5 dou1   = whatever; anything
detail  taa1 mun4 dou1  ta1 men5 dou1 = all of them
detail  dou1 si6  dou1 shi4 = all are
detail  jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6  yi1 ri4 dou1 xi4 = it's all because of
detail  jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 nei5  yi1 ri4 dou1 xi4 ni3 = it's all because of you
detail  sau2 dou1  shou3 du1 = capital city
detail  cyun4 dou1  quan2 dou1 = all; everything without any exception; absolutely everything
detail  dou1 si5  du1 shi4 = metropolis; major city
detail  daai6 dou1  da4 dou1 = for the most part; on the whole; generally
detail  dung1 ging1 dou1   = Tokyo Prefecture
detail  dou1 bat1   = neither
detail  dou1 dak1   = all get/share
detail  fat6 dou1 jau5 fo2   = intolerable anger; "that's the limit!" (lit., "even Buddha gets inflamed")
detail  hai6 jan4 dou1 zi1   = public knowledge
detail  gei2 dim2 zung1 dou1   = whenever; anytime
detail  gei2 si4 dou1   = whenever; anytime
detail  gei2 do1 dou1   = any amount or any number
detail  dim2 joeng6*2 dou1   = anyhow, however
detail  bin1 go3 dou1   = whoever, anybody
detail  sing4 dou1  cheng2 du1 = Chengdu (in Sichuan Province)
detail  dou1 hou2 laa1   = "it will be fine"
detail  dou1 ci5   = has the possibility
detail  mat1 dou1 gaa2  mie1 dou1 jia3 = cannot be helped
detail  jik6 dou1  yi4 dou1 = also; too
detail  seoi2 dou1   = wet city
detail  gwok3 zai3 dou1 wui6 /wui5   = cosmopolitan city
detail  san1 hing1 dou1 si5   = boomtown
detail  zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam3 zan1   = it's definitely true
detail  daai6 dou1 si5  da4 du1 shi4 = [n] megacity; metropolis
detail  gong2 gik6 dou1 m4 ming4   = still don't understand, even after further explanation
detail  gu2 dou1  gu3 du1 = ancient capital (place)
detail  gwok3 dou1  guo2 du1 = national capital; capital
detail  dim2 dou1 hou2   = anyway; no matter what
detail  coi2 keoi5 dou1 so4   = to not allow one's dignity to be compromised (a form of refusal along the lines of, "keep dreaming")
detail  daa2 lo4 dou1 wan2 m4 dou3*2   = to be unable to find sb after making a big production of it
detail  daam1 si2 dou1 m4 tau1 sik6   = to be completely trustworthy (lit., "to carry crap and not eat it")
detail  dang2 dou3 geng2 dou1 coeng4   = to have been waiting for a very long time
detail  bat1 nau1 dou1   = always (habit)
detail  jat1 dung6 dou1 mou5   = completely defeated; no pile of money left (in gambling)
detail  jat1 tin1 dou1 gwong1 saai3   = the problem has been completely solved (passed)
detail  mou4 leon6 dim2 dou1 hou2   = no matter what
detail  nam2 gik6 dou1 nam2 m4 dou3*2   = no matter how much thinking, still cannot think of it
detail  hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2 dou1 waa6   = whenever one speaks, one (always) says that...
detail  gam2 dou1 dak1   = whatever
detail  sek6 tau4 dou1 zyun3 ceot1 seoi2   = make the impossible become possible
detail  daai6 dou1 wui6  da4 du1 hui4 = metropolitan; metropolis, megalopolis
detail  dou1 si5 jing4 naam4   = a metrosexual
detail  zit1 dou1 m4 siu3   = humourless; overly serious
detail  laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1   = a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor
detail  dim2 dou1   = anyhow; no matter what
detail  gei2 daai6*2 dou1   = in any event; anyhow
detail  gai1 ceon1 gam3 mat6 dou1 wui5 bou6 ceot1 zai2   = secret divulged
detail  caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4   = false suspicion
detail  zaa1 dou1 mou5   = not even dregs are left; to have nothing left
detail  tok3 taap3 dou1 jing1 sing4  tuo1 ta3 dou1 ying1 cheng2 = promise to do almost anything
detail  mou4 gung1 dou1 jau5 lou4  wu2 gong1 dou1 you3 lao2 = although there aren't any results or achievements, yet one still put a lot of work into sth.
detail  gwok3 zai3 daai6 dou1 wui6  guo2 ji4 da4 dou1 hui4 = international metropolis
detail  sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3  shi2 hua4 dou1 wei4 you3 yi4 pie3 = There is not the slightest sign of anything happening yet
detail ...  jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6  yi1 ri4 dou1 xi4 = it's all .... fault; ... is always the blame
detail  bai6*2 bai6 dou1 mou5 gam3 bai6  bi4 bi4 dou1 mao3 han2 bi4 = the worst case senario; the worst possible circumstances; nothing more terrible or lousy than
detail  daai6 laam6 dou1 ce2 m4 maai4  da4 lan3 dou1 che3 wu2 mai2 = 1. there's absolutely no connection (relationship) between them 2. not even a big rope could pull them together
detail  dim2 dou1 jiu3  dian3 dou1 yao4 = no matter what
detail  sik6 lung4 juk4 dou1 mou5 mei6  shi2 long2 rou4 dou1 mao3 wei4 = not be in the mood for sth.; not have an appetite
detail  saang1 mai5 dou1 zyu2 seng4 suk6 faan6  sheng1 mi3 dou1 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 [PRC]/ shou2 [TW] fan4 = what\\\'s done is done; things are irreversible
detail  haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6   = crying over spilt milk
detail  man1 dou1 fan3 laa1   = it would be too late
detail  tai2 dou3 ngaan5 dou1 dat6 maai4  di4 dao4 yan3 dou1 tu1 mai2 = be appalled at the sight of sth.
detail  aa3 to4*2 dou1 bei2 keoi5 gik1 zik6  a1 tuo2 dou1 bi4 qu2 ji1 zhi2 = to be infuriated (to the point that a humpback's back would straighten out)
detail  jyun1 zyu1 tau4 dou1 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3  yuan1 zhu1 tou2 dou1 you3 meng2 bi4 pu2 sa4 = love is blind
detail  waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3   = before you can say knife
detail  ban2 san4 dou1 mou5 geoi3 zan1  bing3 shen2 dou1 mao3 ju4 zhen1 = lie through one's teeth; lie like a gas meter
detail  hung4 dou1 laai1 si1  hong2 du1 la1 si1 = Honduras
detail  wang4 dou1 laai1 si1  hong2 du1 la1 si1 = Honduras
detail  ging1 dou1   = Kyoto
detail 滿  gaa1 dak1 mun5 dou1  jia1 de2 man3 du1 = Kathmandu
detail  saat3 dou1 goi1 jan4  sa1 du1 gai1 ren2 = Sadducees
detail  dou1 paak3 lam4  du1 bo2 lin2 = Dublin
detail  coeng1 dou1  chang1 du1 = Chamdo, ch. Qamdo or Changdu
detail  coeng1 dou1 dei6 keoi1  chang1 du1 di4 qu1 = Changdu district (district in Tibet)
detail  dak1 dou1  de2 du1 = Dedu (place in Heilongjiang)
detail  dou1 coeng1  du1 chang1 = Duchang (place in Jiangxi)
detail  dou1 gong1 jin2  du1 jiang1 yan4 = Dujiangyan (city in Sichuan)
detail  dou1 laan4  du1 lan2 = Dulan (place in Qinghai)
detail  dou1 wan4  du1 yun2 = Duyun (city in Guizhou)
detail  faa1 dou1  hua1 du1 = Huadu (city in Guangdong)
detail  fung1 dou1  feng1 du1 = Fengdu (place in Sichuan)
detail  gong1 dou1  jiang1 du1 = Jiangdu (city in Jiangsu)
detail  lok6 dou1  le4 du1 = Ledu (place in Qinghai), Lok To
detail  jyu1 dou1  yu2 du1 = Yudu (place in Jiangxi)
detail  mong6 dou1  wang4 du1 = Wangdu (place in Hebei)
detail  mou5 dou1  wu3 du1 = Wudu (place in Gansu)
detail  ning4 dou1  ning2 du1 = Ningdu (place in Jiangxi)
detail  san1 dou1  xin1 du1 = Xindu (place in Sichuan)
detail  soeng1 dou1  shang1 du1 = Shangdu (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  ging1 dou1 tiu4 joek3   = Kyoto accord
detail  naam4 fong1 dou1 si5 bou3   = Southern Metropolitan Daily
detail  dou1 ling4   = Turin, Torino
detail  ging1 dou1 paai4 gwat1   = Kyoto spare ribs
detail  ging1 dou1 fu2   = Kyoto prefecture
detail  dou1 si5 jat6 bou3   = Metropolis Daily
detail  saam1 dou1  san1 dou1 = Sandou (county in Guizhou province)
detail  sau2 dou1 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4  shou3 du1 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang2 = Beijing Capital International Airport
detail  sau2 dou1 kek6 coeng4  shou3 du1 ju4 chang2 = the Capital Theater (in Beijing)
detail  kei3/gei6 dou1 wai3  qi2 dou1 wei4 = captain or commander of the cavalry
detail  wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1   = a warning that when people come together they are bound to quarrel
detail  laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1  lan4 chuan2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1 = appear to be broke, yet have backup funds
detail  tok3 taap3 dou1 hang2  tuo1 ta3 dou1 ken3 = be willing to do almost anything
detail  dou1 ling4 gwo2 si1 bou3   = the Shroud of Turin
detail  sou1 sou1 dou1 hai6 joeng4 juk6  sao1 sao1 dou1 xi4 yang2 rou4 = something falls short of expectations but is still of benefit
detail  faa3 zo2 fui1 dou1 jing6 dak1   = recognizable in any circumstance
detail  dou1 on1 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  du1 an1 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Du'an Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)
detail  saam1 dou1 seoi2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  san1 dou1 shui3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Sandou Shuizu autonomous county (county in Guizhou)

Showing 10 of 122 examples containing 都
detail audio 阿爸阿媽日日晨運
Papa and mama go exercising every morning.
detail 山羊
Every goat has two horns.
[Lit. [counter] [counter] goat also have two [counter] horns. The "[counter][counter]都" pattern means "every".]
detail 全部唔識
I don't know anything.
[Lit. everything also not know.]
detail 晚晚行公司
She goes shopping every night.
[Lit. She evening-evening also walk-company]
detail 唔知點
I don't know what to do either.
[[set phrase]]
detail 從來去過日本
I have never been to Japan.
detail audio 一生一世都會
I'll love you for the rest of my life.
detail audio 唔知點呢排成日頭痛
I don't know why I've been getting so many headaches lately.
detail audio 每次考試都好緊張
I am nervous every time I take a test.
detail audio 次次一樣
"(do it) the same way each time"
[eg: when demonstrating how to do something]
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