Dictionary/逗

逗

逗 dòu

ㄉㄡˋ
VAdjHSK 7-9TOCFL L3core 10k
1to tease (playfully); to entice
2(coll.) to joke
3(coll.) funny; amusing
4to stay; to sojourn
5brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读) (讀|读 · comma)

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Examples

tā他de的gù shi故事bǎ把dà jiā大家gěi给dòu逗lè乐le了。
他的故事把大家给逗乐了。
His story amused everyone.
他们全都被他的笑话逗笑了。
They all laughed at his jokes.
整个晚上他都在开玩笑逗我们开心。
He entertained us with jokes all evening.

See also: words & characters pronounced dòu