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Definitions

  1. 1. to pound
  2. 2. to beat
  3. 3. to hull
  4. 4. to attack
  5. 5. to disturb
  6. 6. to stir

Words Containing 捣

捣乱
dǎo luàn

to disturb

捣实
dǎo shí

to ram (earth)

捣弄
dǎo nòng

to move back and forward

捣毁
dǎo huǐ

to destroy

捣烂
dǎo làn

to mash

捣碎
dǎo suì

to pound into pieces

捣蛋
dǎo dàn

to cause trouble

捣蛋鬼
dǎo dàn guǐ

troublemaker

捣衣
dǎo yī

to launder clothes by pounding

捣卖
dǎo mài

to resell at a profit

捣腾
dǎo téng

to buy and sell

捣腾
dǎo teng

to turn over sth repeatedly

捣鬼
dǎo guǐ

to play tricks; to cause mischief

捣鼓
dǎo gu

to fiddle with sth

直捣
zhí dǎo

to storm

直捣黄龙
zhí dǎo huáng lóng

lit. to directly attack Huanglong

磕头如捣蒜
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)

调皮捣蛋
tiáo pí dǎo dàn

naughty

鼓捣
gǔ dao

to tinker with

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