大
都
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
都
市
city; metropolis
都
会
(n.) capital; city; metropolis
Same pronunciation
3
兜
(n./v.) pocket, bag; wrap up and let hang in a piece of cloth; move around; solicit (business); take all the responsibility; reveal
篼
bamboo, rattan or wicker basket | sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese)
蔸
root and lower stem of certain plants | classifier for pieces and clumps
Similar pronunciation
17
逗
(v./adj.) tease, play with, amuse; funny | (v.) induce; stop over
抖
(v.) shake, tremble | (v.) jerk, flick; rouse, stir up; expose; (sarcastic) be complacent, be cocky
斗
(v.) fight; make animals fight (as a game); contest with; come close together | (m./n.) unit for measuring grain; (ancient) grain container, wine vessel; (astronomy) Big Dipper; object shaped like a cup or dipper; whorls of a fingerprint | (radical.) dipper
陡
(char.) steep; (lit.) suddenly, abruptly
唞
to take a rest (Cantonese)
斗
(v.) fight; make animals fight (as a game); contest with; come close together | (m./n.) unit for measuring grain; (ancient) grain container, wine vessel; (astronomy) Big Dipper; object shaped like a cup or dipper; whorls of a fingerprint | (radical.) dipper
枓
(architecture) square wooden bearing block used to support a bracket in a dougong 斗拱[dou3 gong3] bracket system
下
(adj.) next | (n.) below | (v.) (of rain, snow) to fall; go down, descend; finish or get off (work, etc.) | (v.) play (chess) | (v.) put sth. into; apply; form (opinion) | (m.) (to indicate repetition of an action); (to indicate one's ability or skill); (dialect, to indicate amount of sth in a container) | (v.) (used in the negative) be less than | (v.) (from a higher position) to go or come down to... | (v.) to issue or send (notice, order, etc.); to leave (stage, expressway, etc.); (of animal) give birth to, lay (eggs) | (char.) to capture; to yield
也
(adv.) also, too, either, as well; even, even if; used for emphasis (often in negative sentences); used to soften the tone | (par.) (lit.) used at the end of a sentence indicating affirmation; used in the middle of a sentence marking off the topic of the statement
全
(v./adj./adv.) keep intact; complete; whole, entire; without exception; entirely
全
部
(adj.) all, whole, total
亦
(adv.) (lit.) also
均
(adj./adv.) equal, equally, even; (lit.) all, without exception
皆
(adv.) all, each and every, in all cases
一
律
same; identical | uniformly; all; without exception
一
起
(in) the same place | together; in company (with) | altogether; in total | an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
In the hot summer, after playing a ball game, every player was already sweating profusely.
前
边
都
是
新
教
室
。
The front are all new classrooms.
他
每
周
都
洗
车
。
he washes his car every week.
任
何
事
情
他
都
必
须
知
道
。
He has to know everything.
刚
才
我
说
的
事
情
都
是
真
的
。
What I have said just now is all true.
三
个
人
都
是
学
生
。
The three people are all students.
随
便
什
么
都
行
。
Anything will do.
两
只
手
都
把
着
方
向
盘
。
both hands are holding the steering-wheel
叫
我
干
什
么
都
行
。
Whatever I am assigned to do, I will do that.
像
校
长
这
样
的
人
,
到
哪
里
都
很
受
欢
迎
。
People like the headmaster are popular no matter where they go.
你
都
读
过
哪
些
书
?
What books have you read?
在
以
前
的
工
作
岗
位
上
,
我
都
没
有
遇
到
过
这
样
的
问
题
。
In my previous places of work, I have never encountered such a problem.
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