Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 鬥

to fight
to struggle
to condemn
to censure
to contend
to put together
coming together

to strive; to struggle

to have a fist fight
fist fight
brawl

to duel
a duel
decisive struggle

a struggle
fight
battle

cock fighting

to fight

boxing

to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)

fighting ship

to wrestle

to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)

internal strife
power struggle
(of members of an organization) to fight each other

to engage (in a fight)

to struggle
to fight
struggle

will to fight
fighting spirit

see 鬥雞眼／斗鸡眼 (dòujīyǎn)

warrior
activist

armed confrontation
bust-up between gangs

to brawl; to scuffle

leading light (of a generation etc)
(honorific appellation)

to suffer censure
denounced

to wrestle

to have a grudge against

to fight
to engage in combat
struggle
battle
CL:場／场 (cháng),次 (cì)

to quarrel
to bicker
glib repartee

battle of wits

bullfighting

to be warlike
to be belligerent

hard fighting
fierce battle

to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)

cross-eye

wrestling ring

fighter

to quarrel
to bicker
glib repartee

dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game)

matador
toreador
bullfighter

fighting strength

internal strife (family, group, etc)

boot camp

bull terrier

variant of 逗趣兒／逗趣儿 (dòuqùr)

struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)

fighter (aircraft)

battleship

dòuzhēngxìng

assertiveness
combative nature

gladiator

fight between powerful contenders

battle group
naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier

jiānkǔfèndòu

to struggle arduously

kùnshòuyóudòu

a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
to fight like an animal at bay

gōuxīndòujiǎo

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined

liǎnghǔxiāngdòu

lit. two tigers fight (idiom)
fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries; a battle of the giants

huánbǎodòushì

an environmental activist
a fighter for environmental protection

chùdòumánzhēng

constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
struggle for personal gain

fǎn Yuándòuzhēng

war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic

jiējídòuzhēng

class struggle

struggle session

yǐdòuwōzhēng

lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

zhēngyándòuyàn

contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc)
vying in beauty and glamor

dòuzhì'ángyáng

having high fighting spirit

gōuxīndòujiǎo

variant of 勾心鬥角／勾心斗角 (gōuxīndòujiǎo)

to fight alone (idiom)

nèibùdòuzhēng

internal power struggle

zhèngyìdòuzhēng

righteous struggle

míngzhēng'àndòu

(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly

quánlìdòuzhēng

power struggle

kuāduōdòumǐ

(idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition

kōngzhōnggédòu

dogfight (of planes)

fight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)

cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

lóngzhēnghǔdòu

lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants

rénquándòushì

a human rights activist
a fighter for human rights

bànzuǐdòushé

to quarrel

yīduìyīdòuniú

一对一斗牛

[一對一鬥牛]

one-on-one basketball game

Fǎnyòupài Dòuzhēng

反右派斗争

[反右派鬥爭]

Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957

zuòshānguānhǔdòu

坐山观虎斗

[坐山觀虎鬥]

lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)
fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted

Dòuniúshìzhī Gē

斗牛士之歌

[鬥牛士之歌]

Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門／卡门 by Georges Bizet

Luómǎdòushòuchǎng

罗马斗兽场

[羅馬鬥獸場]

Colosseum (Rome)

sānduìsāndòuniú

三对三斗牛

[三對三鬥牛]

three-on-three basketball game

hǎonánbùgēnnüdòu

好男不跟女斗

[好男不跟女鬥]

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

Zhòusīdùn Zhàndòu Xìtǒng

宙斯盾战斗系统

[宙斯盾戰鬥系統]

Aegis Combat System (weapons system developed for the US Navy)

hángkōngmǔjiànzhàndòuqún

航空母舰战斗群

[航空母艦戰鬥群]

carrier-based vanguard group (CBVG)
naval battle group led by an aircraft carrier

liǎnghǔxiāngdòu,bìyǒuyīshāng

两虎相斗，必有一伤

[兩虎相鬥，必有一傷]

lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt

shēngmìngbùxī,zhàndòubùzhǐ

生命不息，战斗不止

[生命不息，戰鬥不止]

while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

èrhǔxiāngdòu,bìyǒuyīshāng

二虎相斗，必有一伤

[二虎相鬥，必有一傷]

lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt