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逗

dòu
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 5

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

  1. to tease (playfully)
  2. (coll.) to joke
  3. (coll.) funny

Stroke order

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.

Characters

逗
dòu
to tease (playfully); to entice; to joke