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泰斗

tàidǒu

(lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)

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Meaning of 泰斗 in English

tàidǒuHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #9330
  1. (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
  2. (fig.) an outstanding figure in one's field
  3. abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]

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斗 on its own →
dòu · to fight

HSK words with 斗

奋斗HSK 5斗争HSK 6战斗HSK 6斗HSK 7–9搏斗HSK 7–9斗志HSK 7–9

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