徒

tú · tu/Tú · tu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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tú 徒

  1. disciple; apprentice; believer
  2. on foot
  3. bare; empty
  4. to no avail
  5. only
  6. prison sentence

Tú 徒

  1. surname Tu

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)年(nián)轻(qīng)时(shí)当(dāng)过(guò)木(mù)匠(jiàng)的(de)徒(tú)弟(dì)。

When he was young, he was a carpenter's apprentice.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)白(bái)跑(pǎo)一(yí)趟(tàng),徒(tú)然(rán)浪(làng)费(fèi)时(shí)间(jiān)。

We made the trip for nothing and wasted our time.

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