Hanzi
Traditional
逗
Simplified
逗

to tease (playfully); to entice/(coll.) to joke/(coll.) funny; amusing/to stay; to sojourn/brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4])

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

dòu, zhù, tóu, qí

Bopomofo

ㄉㄡˋ, ㄓㄨˋ, ㄊㄡˊ, ㄑㄧˊ

Jyutping

dau6

Example sentences

逗 dòu
他說話真逗，把大家都逗笑了。
他说话真逗，把大家都逗笑了。

He speaks really funnily, making everyone laugh.

幽默 yōumò
他是一個非常幽默的人，總是能逗大家開心。
他是一个非常幽默的人，总是能逗大家开心。

He is a very humorous person and can always make everyone laugh.

逗留 dòuliú
他在臺北逗留了幾天，參觀了不少名勝古蹟。
他在台北逗留了几天，参观了不少名胜古迹。

He stayed in Taipei for a few days and visited many historical sites.

Example Vocabulary

逗

dou4

to tease; funny

挑逗

tiao3'dou4

逗樂

dou4'le4

逗留

dou4'liu2

to stay; to linger

逗號

dou4'hao4

挑逗性

逗人

dou4'ren2

逗哏

dou4'gen2

逗嘴

逗弄

dou4'nong

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