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抖

dǒu

HSK 5 Character

What 抖 means

1. to tremble
2. to shake out
3. to reveal
4. to make it in the world

Example sentences

• 你还在发抖。
  Nǐ hái zài fādǒu.
  You're still shivering.
• 他兴奋得颤抖了起来。
  Tā xīngfèn de chàndǒu le qǐlai.
  His body shivered with excitement.
• 汤姆为抖音录制视频。
  Tāngmǔ wèi Dǒuyīn lùzhì shìpín.
  Tom makes TikTok videos.
• 她的声音因愤怒而颤抖。
  Tā de shēngyīn yīn fènnù ér chàndǒu.
  Her voice was quivering with anger.
• 恐怖的场面让了他颤抖。
  Kǒngbù de chǎngmiàn ràng le tā chàndǒu.
  The terrible scene sent shivers down his spine.
• 我的身体被冻得瑟瑟发抖。
  I shiver from the cold.

Words starting with 抖

• 抖动dǒu dòngto quiver; to vibrate; to shake (sth)
• 抖落dǒu luòto shake out
• 抖擞dǒu sǒuto rouse; to invigorate; to enliven
• 抖瑟dǒu sèto quiver; to shiver; to tremble
• 抖缩dǒu suōto cower; to tremble
• 抖音Dǒu yīnDouyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international…
• 抖搂dǒu louto shake out; to bring to light; to squander
• 抖擞精神dǒu sǒu jīng shénto gather one's spirits; to pull oneself together
• 抖Mdǒu M(slang) masochist (from Japanese ドM, "doemu")
• 抖内dǒu nèivariant of 斗内

Words containing 抖

• 发抖fā dǒuto tremble; to shake; to shiver
• 颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver; to shake
• 精神抖擞jīng shén dǒu sǒuspirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm…
• 战抖zhàn dǒuto shudder; to tremble
• 穷抖qióng dǒuto shake uncontrollably; to jiggle (one's leg etc)
• 吓得发抖xià dé fā dǒuto tremble with fear
• 瑟瑟发抖sè sè fā dǒuto shiver
• 颤抖不已chàn dǒu bù yǐto shake like a leaf (idiom)
• 簌簌发抖sù sù fā dǒushivering; trembling (idiom)

Characters built on 斗

These share the phonetic component 斗 (dòu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 蚪dǒuused in 蝌蚪
• 枓dǒu(architecture) square wooden bearing block used to support a bracket in a dougong 斗拱
• 钭tǒua wine flagon

Characters that look like 抖

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 杆gǎnstick; pole; lever
• 肿zhǒngto swell; swelling; swollen
• 绅shēnmember of gentry
• 绊bànto trip; to stumble; to hinder
• 抨pēngattack; impeach
• 歼jiānto annihilate; abbr. for 歼击机

Sounds the same

Read dǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 陡steep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden
• 斗dry measure for grain equal to ten 升; decaliter; peck
• 蚪used in 蝌蚪
• 枓(architecture) square wooden bearing block used to support a bracket in a dougong 斗拱
• 唞to take a rest (Cantonese)