搏斗
Old HSK 6
搏斗 (bódòu) · to fight
搏斗 (bódòu) means “to fight; to struggle; to wrestle”. It is written with 2 characters: 搏 (combat) + 斗 (to struggle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 搏斗 is built
The characters
搏 bó · combat
What 搏 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 尃fū — to announce
- 甫fǔ — to begin
- 十 — ten
- 用yòng — to use
- 寸cùn — inch
- 甫fǔ — to begin
斗 dòu · to struggle
What 斗 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A hand holding a measuring dipper (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他和大风雪搏斗了一夜。Tā hé dà fēng xuě bódòu le yī yè.He struggled against the snowstorm all night.
医生们在和时间搏斗。Yīshēngmen zài hé shíjiān bódòu.The doctors are racing against time.
Questions about 搏斗
What does 搏斗 mean?
搏斗 (bódòu) means “to fight; to struggle; to wrestle”.
How do you pronounce 搏斗?
搏斗 is pronounced bódòu.
Which HSK level is 搏斗?
搏斗 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 脉搏màibópulse
- 拼搏pīnbóto struggle hard
- 奋斗fèndòuto strive
- 战斗zhàndòuto fight
- 斗争dòuzhēngstruggle
- 泰斗tàidǒuleading authority
Learn 搏斗 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.