泰斗 meaning in English

tàidǒu

abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]

HSK 7-9noun14 strokes

Meaning of 泰斗

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tàidǒu
  1. abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]

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泰 tài · great · 10 strokes

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斗 dòu · to fight · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 泰斗.

战斗zhàndòuto fight; to engage in combat
奋斗fèndòuto strive; to struggle
斗争dòuzhēnga struggle; fight
搏斗bódòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
斗志dòuzhìwill to fight; fighting spirit
艰苦奋斗jiānkǔ-fèndòuto struggle arduously
泰迪tàidítoy poodle with a teddy-bear cut
决斗juédòuto duel; a duel
战斗机zhàndòujīfighter (aircraft)
打斗dǎdòuto fight
格斗gédòuto wrestle
争斗zhēngdòuto struggle; to fight

Questions about 泰斗

What does 泰斗 mean?

泰斗 (tàidǒu) means "abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 泰斗?

泰斗 is made of 2 characters: 泰 (10 strokes), 斗 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 泰斗 an HSK word?

Yes. 泰斗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.