# 歹徒 (dǎitú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 歹徒 (dǎitú) means “gangster; criminal”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: gangster; criminal
- Pinyin: dǎitú (dai3 tu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 勇敢的警察制服了持枪歹徒。
  Yǒnggǎn de jǐngchá zhìfúle chíqiāng dǎitú.
  The brave police subdued the armed criminal.

## Characters

- 歹 (dǎi): bad; wicked
- 徒 (tú): on foot; bare; empty

https://hanziro.com/word/dai-tu-gangster/

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