Chinese word dictionary

鼓捣

gǔ dao · to tinker with; to incite

Practice word

Word information

Simplified鼓捣

Traditional鼓搗

Pinyingǔ dao

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

鼓gǔ

drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

捣dǎo

to thresh, to pound; to stir, to disturb; to attack

How to learn 鼓捣

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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Words with the same characters

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鼓励gǔlì

to encourage

鼓gǔ

drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell; old variant of 鼓[gu3]

鼓掌gǔzhǎng

to applaud; to clap

鼓舞gǔwǔ

to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)

捣乱dǎoluàn

to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally

鼓动gǔdòng

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)