# 逗 (dòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 逗 (dòu) means “to tease (playfully); (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to tease (playfully); (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny
- Pinyin: dòu (dou4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 大家都喜欢逗这个可爱的小孩。
  Dàjiā dōu xǐhuan dòu zhège kě'ài de xiǎohái.
  Everyone likes to playfully tease this cute child.

https://hanziro.com/word/dou-tease/

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