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决斗

jué dòu

2-character word Traditional 決鬥

What 决斗 means

1. to duel
2. a duel
3. decisive struggle

The characters in 决斗

• 决juéto decide; to determine; to execute (sb)
• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn

Example sentences

• 大家都以为西园寺会胜出那场决斗的，但他却输了。
  Dàjiā dōu yǐwéi xī yuán sì huì shèng chū nà chǎng juédòu de, dàn tā què shū le.
  Kyouichi Saionji, who he supposed would win the duel, has lost.

Sounds the same

Read jué dòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 角斗to wrestle