Meaning of dòu:
斗
to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together
Liǎng zhī māo zài hòuyuàn lǐ dǎ dòu.
两只猫在后院里打斗。
The two cats are fighting in the backyard.
Tā zài gōngzuò zhōng nǔlì pīn dòu.
他在工作中努力拼斗。
He strives hard in his work.
Tā de xíngwéi bèi guǎngfàn dì dòuzhēng.
他的行为被广泛地斗争。
His actions were widely condemned.
Tāmen zài huìyì shàng duì tā de juédìng jìnxíngle yánlì de pīpíng hé dòuzhēng.
他们在会议上对他的决定进行了严厉的批评和斗争。
They severely criticized and censured his decision at the meeting.
Zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng, yùndòngyuánmen dōu zài jīliè de dòuzhēng.
在这场比赛中，运动员们都在激烈地斗争。
In this match, the athletes are all fiercely contending.
Péngyǒu men zài yīqǐ dòu chàng.
朋友们在一起斗唱。
Friends are putting together a singing contest.
coming together; variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]; variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]; abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]; dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡[dou3]; variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]
Tāmen xǐhuān zài zhōumò jìnxíng yī chǎng jīliè de biànlùn dòu.
他们喜欢在周末进行一场激烈的辩论斗。
They like to engage in a heated debate on the weekend.
Tāmen zài xuéxiào cānjiāle biànlùn dòu.
他们在学校参加了辩论斗。
They participated in the debate competition at school.
Tāmen zài wèi guànjūn ér fèn dòu.
他们在为冠军而奋斗。
They are fighting for the championship.
Wǎnshàng, wǒmen yīqǐ guānshǎng Běi dǒu xīng.
晚上，我们一起观赏北斗星。
In the evening, we watch the Big Dipper together.
Tā mǎi le shí dǒu mǐ lái chǔcún.
他买了十斗米来储存。
He bought ten dou of rice to store.
Tāmen měitiān bìxū yòng yīgè shēng lái cèliáng wǔshí gè dǒu mǐ.
他们每天必须用一个升来测量五十个斗米。
They must measure fifty pecks of rice each day using a liter.
Tā yòng sháozi cóng dà guō lǐ yǎochū yī dǒu tāng.
她用勺子从大锅里舀出一斗汤。
She scooped out a cup of soup from the large pot with a ladle.
Tā zài chángshì jiějué zhège wèntí shí yǔ mìngyùn jìnxíng le yī chǎng jīliè de dòuzhēng.
他在尝试解决这个问题时与命运进行了一场激烈的斗争。
He fought a fierce battle with fate while trying to solve the problem.
Tāmen zài bǐsài zhōng jìnxíngle jīliè de dòuzhēng.
他们在比赛中进行了激烈的斗争。
They engaged in an intense struggle during the competition.
decaliter
Yī dǒu dàyuē děngyú shí shēng.
一斗大约等于十升。
One decaliter is approximately equal to ten liters.
