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斗牛 (dòu niú): Bullfighting (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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斗牛 consists of 2 characters.

斗 • dòu • fight, struggle, or a unit of dry measure • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dòu斗

fight, struggle, or a unit of dry measure

牛 • niú • ox, cow, cattle • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

niú牛

ox, cow, cattle

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Pinyindòu niú

Meaningbullfighting

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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More common words that include characters from 斗牛.

Words with 斗

奋斗fèn dòustruggle; to fight for; to strive for
战斗zhàn dòufight; battle; combat
搏斗bó dòuwrestle; fight; struggle
斗争dòu zhēngstruggle; fight; combat
泰斗tài dǒua leading authority
斗志dòu zhìFighting spirit / morale
争斗zhēng dòustruggle, conflict
决斗jué dòuduel

Words with 牛

牛奶niú nǎimilk
牛仔裤niú zǎi kùjeans
吹牛chuī niúboast; brag
对牛弹琴duì niú tán qínPlaying the lute to a cow
公牛

gōng niú

bull

奶牛nǎi niúmilk cow

小牛xiǎo niúcalf; young cow

水牛shuǐ niúwater buffalo

3.

Example Sentences with 斗牛

Xī西

bān班

yá牙

de的

dòu斗

niú牛

biǎo表

yǎn演

hěn很

chū出

míng名

。

Spain's bullfighting performances are very famous.

Tā他

bù不

xǐ喜

huān欢

kàn看

dòu斗

niú牛

，

jué觉

de

得

tài太

cán残

rěn忍

。

He doesn't like watching bullfighting; he thinks it's too cruel.