dòu
to fight
to struggle
to condemn
to censure
to contend
to put together
coming together
dǒu
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]
decaliter
peck
cup or dipper shaped object
old variant of 陡[dou3]
Dǒu
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
dòu zhì
will to fight
fighting spirit
dòu ōu
to fight
to brawl
a scuffle
a punch-up
zhàn dòu
to fight
to battle
CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
tài dǒu
leading scholar of his time
magnate
Běi dǒu
Great Bear
Big Dipper
Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
Dǒu mén
Doumen district of Zhuhai city 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong
bó dòu
to wrestle
to fight
to struggle
Dǒu Niú
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
jué dòu
to duel
a duel
decisive struggle
Ā Dǒu
A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
fig. weak and inept person
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined
míng zhēng àn dòu
to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
zhàn dòu qún
battle group
naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier
dòu niú shì
matador
toreador
bullfighter
dòu dì zhǔ
Fight the Landlord (card game)
Dǒu liù
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
nèi dòu
internal strife
power struggle
dòu zuǐ
to quarrel
to bicker
glib repartee
è dòu
hard fighting
fierce battle
běi dǒu qī xīng
Ursa Major
Great Bear
Big Dipper
hào dòu
to be warlike
to be belligerent
lóng zhēng hǔ dòu
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
pī dòu
(during the cultural revolution) to criticize and denounce sb publicly for their errors (often imaginary)
lóng hǔ dòu
fight between powerful contenders
Dǒu nán
Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
zǐ wēi dòu shù
Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]
Dǒu liù shì
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
liào dǒu
cattle feeder
hopper (wicker basket)
dòu zhì áng yáng
having high fighting spirit
Dǒu mén qū
Doumen district of Zhuhai city 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong
jīn dǒu yún
Sun Wukong's magical cloud
mò dǒu
carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
ōu dòu
to have a fist fight
fist fight
brawl
Dǒu nán zhèn
Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
chē dǒu
open-topped container (mounted on a truck or cart) for carrying loads
dump box (of a dump truck)
bucket (of a front loader)
wheelbarrow
Běi dǒu zhèn
Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
fān jīn dǒu
to tumble
to turn a somersault
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
bó dòu
to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)
Tài shān Běi dǒu
as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
dòu zhēng xìng
assertiveness
combative nature
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
variant of 勾心鬥角|勾心斗角[gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3]
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
poor people (idiom)
those who live from hand to mouth
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two major contestants
a battle of the giants
shēng dǒu
liter and decaliter dry measure
(fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff
fǎn yòu pài dòu zhēng
struggle against rightist faction (Maoist purge of 1957)
shān dòu
leading light (of a generation etc)
(honorific appellation)
háng kōng mǔ jiàn zhàn dòu qún
carrier-based vanguard group (CBVG)
naval battle group led by an aircraft carrier
xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎn
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2]
zhēng yán dòu yàn
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc)
vying in beauty and glamor
chē zài dǒu liáng
lit. measured in cartloads and gallons
fig. by the barrowload (i.e. lots and lots)
innumerable
jiū dòu
to seize and struggle with
to tussle with
fig. to seize and subject to public criticism (e.g. right-roaders during cultural revolution)
Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)
Way of the Celestial Master
rén quán dòu shì
a human rights activist
a fighter for human rights
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liàng
You can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot. (idiom)
Dòu niú shì zhī gē
Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet
ái dòu
to suffer censure
denounced
sān duì sān dòu niú
three-on-three basketball game
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
Quán Dòu huàn
Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988
diào dǒu
(a container) carried suspended or underslung
cable car bucket
kē dǒu
tadpole
also written 蝌蚪[ke1 dou3]
dǒu shāo
an ancient bamboo container
narrow-mindedness
huán bǎo dòu shì
an environmental activist
a fighter for environmental protection
bā dòu
round-bottomed wicker basket
qì chōng niú dǒu
extremely angry
infuriated
yān dǒu
variant of 煙斗|烟斗[yan1 dou3]
fǎn Yuán dòu zhēng
war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic
dòu pī gǎi
(Cul. Rev.) struggle-criticism-transformation
bù gāng tà dǒu
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
dòu jī zǒu mǎ
cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble
yī duì yī dòu niú
one-on-one basketball game
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
When two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom). If it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
dǒu shāo zhī rén
a small-minded person
a bean-counter
nán jī běi dǒu
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
zhī jī dǒu jiǔ
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
dǒu shāo zhī qì
person narrow-minded and shortsighted
kuā duō dòu mǐ
to compete to produce extravagant literary works (idiom)
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
dòu niú gěng
variant of 鬥牛梗|斗牛梗[dou4 niu2 geng3]
bù dǒu tà gāng
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
dòu kǒu chǐ
to quarrel
to bicker
glib repartee
dòu qù r
variant of 逗趣兒|逗趣儿[dou4 qu4 r5]
chù dòu mán zhēng
constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
struggle for personal gain
dǒu shāo zhī cái
person of limited capacity
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
see 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
xiè dòu
armed confrontation
bust-up between gangs
zāi jīn dǒu
to tumble
to fall head over heels
(fig.) to take a tumble
wō li dòu
internal strife (family, group, etc)
zǐ wēi dǒu shù
Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
dòu yǎn
see 鬥雞眼|斗鸡眼[dou4 ji1 yan3]
dòu pī gǎi
struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)
Dòu Dì zhǔ
"Fight the Landlord" (card game)
Ā dǒu
A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
fig. weak and inept person
dǒu dǎn
(courteous) to be so bold as to
bā dǒu
round-bottomed wicker basket
hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu
a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
kùn shòu yóu dòu
a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
to fight like an animal at bay
Fǎn yòu pài Dòu zhēng
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
When two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom). If it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
dǒu gǒng
interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture
bó dòu
to wrestle
to fight
to struggle
fú bù qǐ de Ā dǒu
weak and inept person
hopeless case
hù dǒu
bailing bucket (tool for irrigating fields)
protruding lower jaw