ér dòuzhēng! Struggle for world peace! II N struggle, fight ■ 你们的斗争一定会胜 利。Nǐmen de
dòuzhēng yídìng huì shènglì. Your struggle will definitely be victorious.
dòu 豆 N bean, pea
dòufu 豆腐 [modif: 豆 soybean + 腐 curd] N bean curd, tofu ■ 豆腐价格便宜，营养丰富。Dòufu jiàgé
piányì, yíngyǎng fēngfù. Bean curd is cheap and nutritious.
dòu 逗 V play with, tease ■ 他下班以后，最爱逗 孩子玩。Tā xiàbān yǐhòu, zuì ài dòu háizi wán.
After work, the thing he likes to do best is play with the baby.
dū 督 V supervise
dūcù 督促 [comp: 督 supervise + 促 urge] V supervise and urge
dū 都 N capital city, metropolis
dūshì 都市 N metropolis, big city
dú 独 TRAD 獨 ADJ solitary, alone
dúcái 独裁 V & N establish a dictatorship, rule arbitrarily; dictatorship 独裁者 dúcáizhě dictator / 独裁政权
dúcái zhèngquán dictatorial regime
dúlì 独立 [modif: 独 solitary + 立 stand] V be independent ■ 孩子大了都想独立，父母不用太担 心。
Háizi dàle dōu xiǎng dúlì, fùmǔ búyòng tài dānxīn. When children grow up, they all want to be
independent. Parents should not be too worried.
dútè 独特 [comp: 独 solitary + 特 unique] ADJ unique, distinctive 独特的风格 dú tè de fēnggé unique style
dú 读 TRAD 讀 V 1 read, read aloud ■ 他正在读一份 重要文件。Tā zhèng zài dú yí fèn zhòngyào
wénjiàn. He is reading an important document. 2 attend (a school), study (in a school) ■ 他们的大
儿子在读中学, 小女儿在读小学。Tāmen de dà érzi zài dú zhōngxué, xiǎo nǚ’er zài dú
xiǎoxué. Their elder son is studying in a high school and their young daughter is studying in a
primary school. 读小学/中学/大学 dú xiǎoxué/zhōngxué/dàxué attend a primary school/high
school/university.
NOTE: (1) In colloquial Chinese, 读 dú may be replaced by 看 kàn when used in the sense of “read,” e.g.
看书 kàn shū, 看报 kàn bào. (2) When used in the sense of “attend (school)” or “study (in a school)” 读 dú
may be replaced by 念 niàn to become 念小学/中学/大学 niàn xiǎoxué/zhōngxué/ dàxué, which is more
colloquial.dúshū 读书 [v+obj: 读 read + 书 book] V 1 read ■ 这孩子喜欢读书，他爸爸妈妈看了真高兴。Zhè
háizi xǐhuan dúshū, tā bàba māma kànle zhēn gāoxìng. The child likes reading, much to the
delight of his parents. 2 be a student, study (in a school) ■ 我姐姐工作了，可是我妹妹还在读
书。Wǒ jiějie gōngzuò le, kēshì wó mèimei háizài dúshū. My elder sister is working but my
younger sister is still a student.
dúzhě 读者 [suffix: 读 read + 者 nominal suffix] N reader ■ 今天报上登了很多读者来信，对这个 问
题发表意见。Jīntiān bào shang dēng le hěn duō dúzhě láixìn, duì zhège wèntí fābiǎo yìjian.
Today’s newspaper publishes many readers’ letters airing views on this issue.
dú 毒 N 1 poison, toxin 毒蛇 dúshé poisonous snake / 蛇毒 shé dú venom of a snake / 有毒 yǒudú poisonous 2
same as 毒品 dúpǐn 贩毒 fàndú drug trafficking / 吸毒 xīdú drug taking, on drugs
dúpǐn 毒品 N illegal substance taken for pleasure (e.g. heroin, cocaine, etc.), drugs
dǔ 堵 V block ■ 什么东西堵住了下水道。Shénme dōngxi dǔzhùle xiàshuǐdào. Something is blocking
the sewer.
dǔchē 堵车 N traffic jam
dǔsè 堵塞 [comp: 堵 block + 塞 block] V block 交通堵塞 jiāotōng dǔsè traffic jam. ■ 水管堵塞 了。
Shuǐguǎn dǔsè le. There is a blockage in the water pipe.
dǔ 赌 TRAD 賭 V gamble
dǔbó 赌博 [comp: 赌 gamble + 博 gamble] V gamble
dǔ 睹 V see, witness (See mùdǔ 目睹.)
dù 肚 N stomach