- 叛徒 pàntú traitora person who betrays their country, organization, or cause, often by collaborating with an enemy
- 歹徒 dǎitú criminalA person who commits evil or illegal acts, especially one involved in violent crime; a gangster, hoodlum, or evildoer.
- 有期徒刑 yǒuqītúxíng fixed-term imprisonmentlimited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
- 信徒 xìntú believera person who believes in a particular religion or philosophy; a follower
- 基督徒 Jīdūtú Christian
- 徒弟 túdì apprenticea person who learns a trade, craft, or system of beliefs from a master
- 暴徒 bàotú thuga person who uses violence, such as a rioter or a violent criminal
- 教徒 jiàotú believera disciple or follower of a religion
- 学徒 xuétú apprenticea person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer
- 异教徒 yìjiàotú pagana person who follows a religion other than the one considered mainstream or "correct", often used in a derogatory way
- 天主教徒 Tiānzhǔjiàotú Catholica follower of Catholicism
- 徒步 túbù on footto be on foot; to walk
- 门徒 méntú disciple
- 赌徒 dǔtú gambler
- 圣徒 shèngtú saint
- 师徒 shītú master and apprenticemaster and disciple
- 徒劳 túláo futile
- 无期徒刑 wúqītúxíng life imprisonment
- 匪徒 fěitú gangstera member of a gang of criminals, such as a bandit or an outlaw
- 司徒 sītú ministerminister of land and people (in ancient times)
- 基督教徒 Jīdūjiàotú Christiana Christian
- 安徒生 āntúshēng Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
- 徒刑 túxíng imprisonmentprison sentence
- 徒手 túshǒu bare-handedwith bare hands, without tools, or fighting unarmed hand-to-hand
- 使徒 shǐtú apostle
- 佛教徒 Fójiàotú BuddhistBuddhist; a follower of Buddhism
- 囚徒 qiútú prisoner
- 清教徒 qīngjiàotú Puritan
- 新教徒 xīnjiàotú Protestantan adherent or follower of Protestantism
- 徒然 túrán in vainin vain; futilely
- 亡命之徒 wángmìngzhītú desperadoa runaway, fugitive, or desperate criminal who acts recklessly or is willing to risk their life
- 徒劳无功 túláowúgōng futileto work to no avail
- 恶徒 ètú hoodluma wicked person; a ruffian or bad guy
- 高徒 gāotú brilliant student
- 徒有虚名 túyǒuxūmíng overratedhaving a reputation that is not matched by actual ability or merit; possessing unwarranted fame
- 家徒四壁 jiātúsìbì destituteextremely poor or wretched; having nothing in one's home but four bare walls
- 徒工 túgōng apprenticean apprentice or trainee worker learning a trade
- 酒徒 jiǔtú drunkard
- 党徒 dǎngtú henchmana member of a clique, faction, or gang, typically used in a pejorative sense to describe followers of an unscrupulous leader
- 徒孙 túsūn grand-disciplea student's student; a grand-disciple
- 徒劳无益 túláowúyì futilefutile endeavor (idiom)
- 徒长 túzhǎng leggy growth(of a plant) to experience excessive vegetative growth at the expense of flowering or fruiting
- 好色之徒 hàosèzhītú lechera person who is excessively interested in sexual desire or who compulsively pursues women
- 老大徒伤悲 lǎodàtúshāngbēi vain regretsvain regrets of old age (idiom)
- 授徒 shòutú teach studentsto take in and teach disciples or students, often in a traditional or private setting
- 登徒子 Dēngtúzǐ lechera man who is excessively interested in sex or behaves like a skirt-chaser
- 司徒雷登 Sītú Léidēng John Leighton StuartJohn Leighton Stuart (1876-1962), second-generation American missionary in China, first president of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China
- 名师出高徒 míngshīchūgāotú excellent mentorshipA famous teacher produces fine students; an idiom suggesting that a master's excellence is reflected in their pupils.
- 僧徒 sēngtú monksBuddhist monks
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH