痘痘

dòudou

noun

Measure Word

一颗痘痘 kē

Meanings

1 pimple
2 zit
3 (by extension) acne

Characters

pimple (reduplicated, neutral tone)

Examples

我昨晚没睡好，今天脸上长痘痘了。

Wǒ zuówǎn méi shuì hǎo, jīntiān liǎn shàng zhǎng dòudou le.

I didn't sleep well last night and now I've got pimples on my face.

别挤痘痘，会留疤的。

Bié jǐ dòudou, huì liú bā de.

Don't squeeze your pimples, they'll leave scars.

这款洗面奶对去痘痘挺有效的。

Zhè kuǎn xǐmiànnǎi duì qù dòudou tǐng yǒuxiào de.

This face wash is pretty effective for clearing up pimples.

Tips

register

Colloquial reduplicated form of 痘 (originally 'smallpox pustule', later generalized to 'pimple'). The reduplication softens it, think 'zit' more than 'pustule.' 青春痘 is the more formal 'adolescent acne.'

Stroke Order

痘 dòu