逗

dòuㄉㄡˋ

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HSK 7 TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

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[dou4])

Examples

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我們都被他的笑話逗得很開心。

We were all greatly amused by his jokes.

整个晚上他都在开玩笑逗我们开心。

整個晚上他都在開玩笑逗我們開心。

He entertained us with jokes all evening.

那挺逗的。

That was pretty funny.

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dòu liú

to stay for a while; to sojourn

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