Word information
Simplified逗哏
Traditional逗哏
Pinyindòu gén
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Chinese word dictionary
逗哏
dòu gén · funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]); to joke; to play the fool
Character breakdown
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How to learn 逗哏
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逗人dòu rénamusing; funny; entertaining
逗点dòu diǎncomma
逗号dòu hàocomma (punct.)
逗笑dòu xiàoto amuse; to cause to smile; amusing
句逗jù dòupunctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); period 句號|句号 and comma 逗號|逗号; sentences and phrases