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阿斗

Ā Dǒu
proper noun #55,230

Meanings

  1. 1 A Dou, childhood name of Liu Shan (207–271), son of Liu Bei and last emperor of Shu Han
  2. 2 a weak, incompetent person whom no amount of help can make capable

Examples

HSK 2
阿斗是刘备的儿子刘禅的小名。
Ā Dǒu shì Liú Bèi de érzi Liú Shàn de xiǎomíng.
A Dou was the childhood name of Liu Shan, Liu Bei's son.
HSK 5
他什么事都要别人替他做，真是个阿斗。
Tā shénme shì dōu yào biéren tì tā zuò, zhēn shì gè Ā Dǒu.
He wants other people to do everything for him; he's a real A Dou.
HSK 7-9
在长坂坡，赵云从乱军中救出了阿斗。
Zài Chángbǎnpō, Zhào Yún cóng luànjūn zhōng jiùchū le Ā Dǒu.
At Changban, Zhao Yun rescued A Dou from the midst of the routed army.

Tips

culture
诸葛亮 served him loyally, yet after Zhuge's death Shu surrendered to Wei in 263, hence 扶不起的阿斗 "an A Dou who can't be propped up" for someone no help can save. Taken to the Wei court and asked whether he missed Shu, he said he was too happy there to miss it, the origin of 乐不思蜀.

Stroke Order

阿 ā
斗 dǒu