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dòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to stay
  2. 2. to stop
  3. 3. to pause (while reading)
  4. 4. to tease (play with)

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 逗

句逗
jù dòu

punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)

引逗
yǐn dòu

to tantalize

挑逗
tiǎo dòu

to provoke

挑逗性
tiǎo dòu xìng

provocative

撩逗
liáo dòu

to provoke

秀逗
xiù dòu

to short-circuit

逗人
dòu rén

amusing

逗人喜爱
dòu rén xǐ ài

cute

逗人发笑
dòu rén fā xiào

to make people laugh

逗哈哈
dòu hā hā

to joke

逗哏
dòu gén

funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[duì kǒu xiàng shēng])

逗嘴
dòu zuǐ

to banter

逗弄
dòu nòng

to tease

逗引
dòu yǐn

to make fun of

逗闷子
dòu mèn zi

(dialect) to joke

逗情
dòu qíng

to flirt

逗乐
dòu lè

to amuse oneself

逗比
dòu bī

(slang) silly but amusing person

逗留
dòu liú

to stay at

逗笑
dòu xiào

to amuse

逗号
dòu hào

comma (punct.)

逗趣
dòu qù

to amuse

逗逼
dòu bī

(slang) silly but amusing person

逗点
dòu diǎn

comma

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