Chinese words starting with “dou”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable dou. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial d · final ou · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 4
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 都 | dōu | d,g | all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all | |
| 2 | 斗争 | dòu zhēng | vn,v | a struggle; fight; battle | |
| 3 | 斗 | dòu | v,n,q | to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together | |
| 4 | 逗 | dòu | v | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) | |
| 5 | 豆腐 | dòu fu | n | tofu; bean curd | |
| 6 | 抖 | dǒu | v | to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world | |
| 7 | 兜 | dōu | v,q,n | pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) | |
| 8 | 斗志 | dòu zhì | n | will to fight; fighting spirit | |
| 9 | 豆子 | dòu zi | n | bean; pea | |
| 10 | 兜售 | dōu shòu | v,vn | to hawk; to peddle | |
| 11 | 陡 | dǒu | a | steep; precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly | |
| 12 | 豆浆 | dòu jiāng | n | soy milk | |
| 13 | 陡峭 | dǒu qiào | a,an | precipitous | |
| 14 | 豆制品 | dòu zhì pǐn | n | legume-based product; soybean product | |
| 15 | 兜儿 | dōu r | erhua variant of 兜; pocket; bag |
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