懂事 ADJ be sensible
dòng 动 TRAD 動 V move, act
dònggōng 动工 V begin construction
dòngjī 动机 N motive, intention
dòngjing 动静 N signs of activity
dònglì 动力 N 1 source of power, power 2 driving force (to do something), motivation
dòngluàn 动乱 N (social) turmoil, upheaval
dòngmài 动脉 N artery
dòngnǎojīn 动脑筋 V use one’s brain, to think about
dòngrén 动人 ADJ moving, touching
dòngshēn 动身 V start (a journey), set off (on a journey)
dòngshǒu 动手 V start work
dòngtài 动态 N general tendency of affairs, developments
dòngwù 动物 N animal
dòngwùxué 动物学 N zoology
dòngwùyuán 动物园 N zoo
dòngyáo 动摇 V waver, vacillate
dòngyòng 动用 V put to use, draw on
dòngyuán 动员 V mobilize
dòngzuò 动作 N movement (of the body)
dòng 冻 TRAD 凍 V freeze
dòngjié 冻结 V freeze
dòng 栋 TRAD 棟 M. WD (for buildings)
dòng 洞 N hole, cave, cavity
dōu 都 ADV all, both, without exception
dōu 兜 I N pocket, bag II V 1 wrap up 2 move around 3 canvass, solicit
dǒu 抖 V shake, tremble
dǒu 陡 ADJ steep, precipitous
dòu 斗 TRAD 鬥 V fight
dòuzhēng 斗争 I V struggle, fight II N struggle, fight
dòuzhì 斗志 N will to fight, militancy
dòu 豆 N bean, pea
dòufu 豆腐 N bean curd, tofu
dòujiàng 豆浆 N soybean milk
dòu 逗 V play with, tease
dòuliú 逗留 V stay briefly
dū 都 N big city, metropolis
dūshì 都市 N big city, metropolis
dū 督 V supervise
dūcù 督促 V supervise and urge
dú 毒 N 1 poison, toxin 2 narcotic drug (e.g. heroin, cocaine, etc.)
dúhài 毒害 V poison
dúpǐn 毒品 Same as 毒 dú 2
dúyào 毒药 N poison, toxicant
dú 独 TRAD 獨 ADJ solitary, alone
dúbái 独白 N soliloquy
dúcái 独裁 V establish a dictatorship, rule arbitrarily
dúchàng 独唱 N (singing) solo
dúlì 独立 V be independent
dútè 独特 ADJ unique, distinctive
dúzì 独自 ADV all by oneself, alone
dúzòu 独奏 N solo performance on an musical instrument
dú 读 TRAD 讀 V 1 read, read aloud 2 attend (a school), study (in a school)
dúshū 读书 V 1 read 2 be a student, study (in a school)
dùwù 读物 N reading material
dúzhě 读者 N reader
dǔ 堵 V block
dǔsè 堵塞 V block
dǔ 赌 V gamble
dǔbó 赌博 V gamble
dǔchǎng 赌场 N gambling house, casino
dù 肚 N stomach
dù 度 I N limit, extent II M. WD degree (of temperature, longitude, latitude, etc.)
dùguò 度过 V spend (a period of time)
dù 渡 V cross (a body of water, e.g. a river, a strait, etc.)
dùchuán 渡船 N ferry boat, ferry
dùkǒu 渡口 N a place where people or things are carried across, ferry landing
dùlún 渡轮 N ferry boat, ferry
dù 镀 TRAD 鍍 V plate
dùjīn 镀金 V get gilded
dù 妒 V be jealous
dùjì 妒嫉 V be jealous of
dùjìxīn 妒忌心 N jealousy
duān 端 V carry ... level with one or both hands
duānzhèng 端正 ADJ upright, proper
duǎn 短 ADJ (of length, time) short
duǎnchù 短处 N shortcoming, defect
duǎncù 短促 ADJ very brief
duǎnqī 短期 N short-term
duǎnxìn 短信 N text message (by cell phone), text
duǎnzàn 短暂 ADJ short and temporary, momentary
duàn 段 M. WD section (for something long)
duàn 断 TRAD 斷 V 1 break, snap 2 break off, cut off
duàndìng 断定 V conclude
duàn-duàn-xù-xù 断断续续 ADV off and on, intermittently
duànjué 断绝 V break off, sever
duàn 锻 TRAD 鍛 V forge, shape metal
duànliàn 锻炼 V undergo physical training, do physical ex ercises
duàn 缎 TRAD 緞 See 绸缎 chóu duàn satin, 缎子 duànzi satin
duànzi 缎子 N satin
duī 堆 V heap up, pile up
duījī 堆积 V pile up
duì 对1 TRAD 對 V treat, deal with
duì 对2 TRAD 對 PREP 1 opposite 2 Same as 对于 duìyú
duì’àn 对岸 N the other side of the river, lake or sea
duìbǐ 对比 V compare and contrast
duìcè 对策 N countermeasure
duìchèn 对称 ADJ symmetrical
duìdài 对待 V treat (people), approach (matters)
duìdeqǐ 对得起 V be worthy of, not let down
duìfāng 对方 N the other side, the other party
duìfu 对付 V cope with, deal with
duìhuà 对话 I V have a dialogue II N dialogue
duìkàng 对抗 V antag onize, oppose vigorously
duìlì 对立 V oppose, be hostile
duìlián 对联 N antithetical couplet written on scrolls
duìmiàn 对面 N opposite, the opposite side
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