逗

dòu · dou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to tease (playfully); to entice
  2. (coll.) to joke
  3. (coll.) funny; amusing
  4. to stay; to sojourn
  5. brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀 / 读 (dòu))

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)逗(dòu)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)笑(xiào),气(qì)氛(fēn)很(hěn)轻(qīng)松(sōng)。

He likes teasing children into laughing, and the atmosphere is very relaxed.

02

别(bié)逗(dòu)我(wǒ)了(le),这(zhè)消(xiāo)息(xi)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)。

Don't joke with me; this news can't be true.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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