逗
Definitions
- 1. to stay
- 2. to stop
- 3. to pause (while reading)
- 4. to tease (play with)
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Collocations
Often used in 逗...笑 (dòu...xiào) meaning 'to make someone laugh'. For example, 逗孩子笑 (dòu háizi xiào) 'to make the child laugh'.
Common mistakes
Don't confuse 逗 (dòu) with 都 (dōu). 逗 is a verb meaning 'to tease' or 'to stay', while 都 is an adverb meaning 'all'.
Example Sentences
2 shown他喜欢 逗 小狗。
我在這加了個 逗 號，對嗎？
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Words Containing 逗
punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
to tantalize
to provoke
provocative
to provoke
to short-circuit
amusing
cute
to make people laugh
to joke
funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[duì kǒu xiàng shēng])
to banter
to tease
to make fun of
(dialect) to joke
to flirt
to amuse oneself
(slang) silly but amusing person
to stay at
to amuse
comma (punct.)
to amuse
(slang) silly but amusing person
comma