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睹

dǔ

HSK 6 Character

What 睹 means

1. to observe
2. to see

Other readings

睹 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dǔold variant of {睹|dǔ}

Example sentences

• 他目睹了谋杀案。
  Tā mùdǔ le móushā'àn.
  He witnessed the murder.
• 所目睹的不一定是真的。
  Suǒ mùdǔ de bù yīdìng shì zhēn de.
  Things that you see with your eyes are not necessarily true.
• 我不忍目睹这种残酷的行径。
  Wǒ bù rěn mùdǔ zhèzhǒng cánkù de xíngjìng.
  I cannot abide to see such cruelty.
• 说起交通事故，我去年目睹了一场。
  Speaking of traffic accidents, I saw one last year.
• 只有没目睹那场战争的人才喜欢它。
  The war is liked by only those who haven't seen it.
• 她目睹爱犬在意外中离世，不禁泪如泉涌。
  Tā mùdǔ àiquǎn zàiyì wài zhōng líshì, bù jìn lèi rú quányǒng.
  She shed plentiful tears when her beloved dog was killed in an accident.

Words starting with 睹

• 睹物思人dǔ wù sī rén(idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them

Words containing 睹

• 目睹mù dǔto witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
• 惨不忍睹cǎn bù rěn dǔlit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom); fig. miserable; horrendous…
• 亲眼目睹qīn yǎn mù dǔto see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
• 有目共睹yǒu mù gòng dǔanyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; sth speaks for itself…
• 熟视无睹shú shì wú dǔ(idiom) to turn a blind eye to (sth one sees regularly)
• 视若无睹shì ruò wú dǔto turn a blind eye to
• 耳闻目睹ěr wén mù dǔto witness personally
• 先睹为快xiān dǔ wéi kuài(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
• 有目无睹yǒu mù wú dǔhas eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling to see the importance of sth…
• 重睹天日chóng dǔ tiān rìto see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
• 一睹yī dǔto look; to have a glimpse at; to observe (sth's splendor)
• 二十年目睹之怪现状Èr shí Nián Mù dǔ zhī Guài Xiàn zhuàngThe Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu…

Characters built on 者

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

• 署shǔoffice; bureau; (Taiwan pr. shù) to sign
• 著zhùto make known; to show; to prove
• 诸zhūall; various
• 赌dǔto bet; to gamble
• 绪xùbeginnings; clues; mental state
• 屠túto slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
• 猪zhūhog; pig; swine
• 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)…

Characters that look like 睹

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

• 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down
• 缝féngto sew; to stitch
• 蜡làcandle; wax
• 晴qíngclear; fine (weather)
• 睫jiéeyelashes
• 雏chú(bound form) chick; young bird

Sounds the same

Read dǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 堵to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)…
• 赌to bet; to gamble
• 笃(bound form) sincere; genuine; (bound form) (of an illness) serious
• 肚tripe
• 竺variant of 笃