Word

斗 (dòu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

also read as:

dǒu guiding star; Big Dipper constellation

Meaning of 斗

动 dòng verb

to fight

他跟困难斗。

tā gēn kùn nán dòu

He fights against difficulties.

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Word breakdown

斗 dòu — to fight

1 奋斗 fèn dòu — to strive HSK 5
- 奋 to exert oneself vigorously
- 斗 to struggle
Example

我们要为实现梦想而奋斗。

wǒ men yào wèi shí xiàn mèng xiǎng ér fèn dòu

We must strive to realize our dreams.
2 战斗 zhàn dòu — battle HSK 6
- 战 war, battle
- 斗 fight, struggle
Example

这场战斗持续了三天。

zhè chǎng zhàn dòu chí xù le sān tiān

This battle lasted three days.
3 斗争 dòu zhēng — to struggle HSK 6
- 斗 fight, combat
- 争 contend, strive
Example

他一生都在为正义而斗争。

tā yì shēng dōu zài wèi zhèng yì ér dòu zhēng

He struggled for justice his whole life.
4 搏斗 bó dòu — fight; struggle; wrestle HSK 7
- 搏 to grapple; to seize in combat
- 斗 to fight; to contend; to struggle
Example

他与敌人搏斗了很久。

tā yǔ dí rén bó dòu le hěn jiǔ

He fought with the enemy for a long time.
5 斗志 dòu zhì — fighting spirit HSK 7
- 斗 fight, struggle, combat
- 志 will, determination, spirit
Example

运动员们充满了斗志。

yùn dòng yuán men chōng mǎn le dòu zhì

The athletes are full of fighting spirit.

Structure & writing

1 斗 dòu — to fight; to combat

Xpinyin

斗 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

料 liào to look after; to manage

HSK 4

科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work

HSK 5

斜 xié oblique; neither parallel nor perpendicular to a surface or line

HSK 7

抖 dǒu to tremble or shiver (from cold or fear) 斟 zhēn to pour (wine or tea) into a cup or bowl 魁 kuí the first place; the leader

斗 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order