好斗

好鬥

hàodòu

adjective #16,279

Meanings

1 belligerent
2 combative
3 warlike

Characters

to be fond of; to like

to fight; to struggle

Examples

他从小就好斗，经常跟人打架。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù hàodòu, jīngcháng gēn rén dǎjià.

He's been combative since childhood, often getting into fights.

这种鸟非常好斗。

Zhèzhǒng niǎo fēicháng hàodòu.

This species of bird is very aggressive.

Tips

mistakes

Pronounced hào (4th tone), not hǎo (3rd tone). 好 reads hào when it means 'to be fond of' — 好斗 literally means 'fond of fighting.'

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

斗 dǒu