逗

dòu

HSK 6 verb / adjective

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Meaning 释义

  1. to tease (playfully); to entice
  2. (coll.) to joke
  3. (coll.) funny; amusing
  4. to stay; to sojourn
  5. brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dòu])

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

嘴zuǐ勤qín脑nǎo快kuài声shēng响亮xiǎngliàng，说shuō学xué逗dòu唱chàng样样yàngyàng来lái！

Talk fast and loud, and be good at reciting, joking, and singing!

Tatoeba #13529707

我们wǒmen都dōu被bèi他tā的de笑话xiàohua逗dòu得很dehěn开心kāixīn。

We were all greatly amused by his jokes.

Tatoeba #885377

那nà挺tǐng逗dòu的de。

That was pretty funny.

Tatoeba #10400591

整个zhěnggè晚上wǎnshang他tā都dōu在zài开玩笑kāiwánxiào逗dòu我们wǒmen开心kāixīn。

He entertained us with jokes all evening.

Tatoeba #1529522

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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