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角斗

jué dòu

2-character word Traditional 角鬥

What 角斗 means

1. to wrestle

The characters in 角斗

• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn
• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn

Example sentences

• 角斗士在罗马竞技场中搏斗。
  Gladiators fought in the Colosseum.

Words starting with 角斗

• 角斗场jué dòu chǎngwrestling ring
• 角斗士jiǎo dòu shìgladiator

Sounds the same

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

• 决斗to duel; a duel; decisive struggle

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