- 斗争 dòuzhēng struggleto strive or contend against difficulties, an opponent, or for a specific cause
- 战斗 zhàndòu combatto engage in military combat or a physical fight; an armed battle
- 奋斗 fèndòu striveto strive; to struggle
- 阶级斗争 jiējídòuzhēng class struggle
- 战斗机 zhàndòujī fighterfighter (aircraft)
- 战斗力 zhàndòulì combat powerfighting strength; combat effectiveness
- 打斗 dǎdòu fightto fight
- 决斗 juédòu duelto fight a formal combat between two people to settle a dispute, or the combat itself
- 艰苦奋斗 jiānkǔfèndòu struggle arduouslyto struggle arduously
- 斗志 dòuzhì fighting spiritthe will or determination to fight, struggle, or compete
- 斗牛 dòuniú bullfighting
- 格斗 gédòu wrestleto wrestle; to engage in hand-to-hand combat
- 斗士 dòushì warriora person engaged in combat, struggle, or competition, often displaying bravery
- 搏斗 bódòu fightto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
- 争斗 zhēngdòu fightto engage in physical or verbal combat or direct conflict
- 斗篷 dǒupeng cloakA loose, sleeveless outer garment that hangs from the shoulders.
- 斗殴 dòu'ōu brawlto brawl; to scuffle
- 烟斗 yāndǒu pipe(smoking) pipe
- 北斗 Běidǒu Big DipperThe Big Dipper asterism or the Great Bear (Ursa Major) constellation.
- 好斗 hàodòu belligerentinclined to fight or be aggressive; combative in nature
- 漏斗 lòudǒu funnel
- 斗智 dòuzhì battle of wits
- 批斗 pīdòu denounce and abuseto drag someone before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate, and physically abuse them (especially during the Cultural Revolution)
- 斗鸡 dòujī cockfightingcock fighting
- 斗气 dòuqì spiteto have a grudge against; to act out of spite
- 熨斗 yùndǒu ironclothes iron
- 单打独斗 dāndǎdúdòu fight aloneto fight alone or act independently
- 勾心斗角 gōuxīndòujiǎo intricate architecturedescribing the elaborate and interlocking structure of roof eaves in traditional palace construction
- 斗嘴 dòuzuǐ bickerto engage in a minor or petty verbal argument
- 斗志昂扬 dòuzhì'ángyáng high-spiritedhaving high fighting spirit
- 明争暗斗 míngzhēng'àndòu infightingto fight openly and maneuver covertly
- 筋斗 jīndǒu somersaultan acrobatic movement in which a person turns heels over head
- 阿斗 ādǒu Adounickname of Liu Shan (207-271), the son of Liu Bei and second emperor of Shu Han
- 角斗 juédòu wrestleto wrestle
- 斗笠 dǒulì conical hatconical bamboo hat
- 恶斗 èdòu fierce fighthard fighting or a fierce battle
- 星斗 xīngdǒu stars
- 跟斗 gēndou setbacka figurative failure, loss, or serious mistake in one's life or career
- 斗胆 dǒudǎn venture(courteous) to be so bold as to; to venture
- 械斗 xièdòu armed fightarmed confrontation or violent clash between gangs or rival groups using weapons
- 斗私批修 dòusīpīxiū fight self-interestfight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)
- 北斗星 Běidǒuxīng Big Dipperan asterism consisting of the seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, also known as the Plow
- 窝里斗 wōlidòu infightinginternal strife within a family or group
- 龙争虎斗 lóngzhēnghǔdòu clash of giantsa fierce battle between two powerful opponents
- 斗室 dǒushì tiny rooma very small room; a tiny, cramped space
- 殴斗 ōudòu brawlto engage in a physical fight or fistfight
- 斗转星移 Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí time passesthe passage of time and the changing of seasons (literally describing the rotation of the Big Dipper and the movement of stars)
- 斗批改 dòupīgǎi struggle, criticize, transformstruggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)
- 北斗七星 Běidǒu Qīxīng Big Dipper(astronomy) the Big Dipper
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH