Chinese word dictionary

泰斗

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

Word information

Simplified泰斗
Traditional泰斗
Pinyintàidǒu
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06

How to learn 泰斗

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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