捣 (搗)
dǎo
Pinyin

Definition

捣 (搗)
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dǎo
  1. pound
  2. beat
  3. hull
  4. attack
  5. disturb
  6. stir

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

捣
dǎo
  1. 1 pound
  2. 2 beat
  3. 3 hull
  4. 4 attack
  5. 5 disturb
  6. 6 stir
捣乱
dǎo luàn
  1. 1 to disturb
  2. 2 to look for trouble
  3. 3 to stir up a row
  4. 4 to bother sb intentionally
捣蛋
dǎo dàn
  1. 1 to cause trouble
  2. 2 to stir up trouble
捣烂
dǎo làn
  1. 1 to mash
  2. 2 to beat to a pulp
捣碎
dǎo suì
  1. 1 to pound into pieces
  2. 2 to mash

Idioms (1)

磕头如捣蒜
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn
  1. 1 lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pound the ground with one's head

Sample Sentences

别捣乱！兰花不是送老人的吗？
bié dǎoluàn ！lánhuā bùshì sòng lǎorén de ma ？
Don't mess around! Aren't orchids for old people?
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制售假冒星巴克咖啡窝点被警方捣毁，无锡警方查获4600余公斤咖啡原料，控制10余名嫌疑人；北京市食品药品监管部门正在取证调查。
zhìshòu jiǎmào Xīngbākè kāfēi wōdiǎn bèi jǐngfāng dǎohuǐ ，Wúxī jǐngfāng cháhuò yú gōngjīn kāfēi yuánliào ，kòngzhì yú míng xiányírén ；BěijīngShì shípǐn yàopǐn jiānguǎn bùmén zhèngzài qǔzhèng diàochá 。
Dens selling counterfeit Starbucks coffee were destroyed by police. Wuxi police seized more than 4,600 kilograms of raw coffee materials and caught more than 10 suspects. The Beijing Food and Drug Administration is in the process of obtaining evidence.
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五岁了！正是调皮捣蛋的年纪，可折腾死我了。
wǔ suì le ！zhèngshì tiáopí dǎodàn de niánjì ，kě zhēteng sǐ wǒ le 。
He's five! It's a very naughty age, he's a real torment.
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孩子活泼点是好事，尤其是儿子，不调皮捣蛋你才要担心呢。
háizi huópo diǎnr shì hǎoshì ，yóuqí shì érzi ，bù tiáopí dǎodàn nǐ cái yào dānxīn ne 。
It's good for children to be a little energetic, especially boys, it's only if he's not a little terror that you should worry.
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那就要用朗姆酒做基酒。还要准备青柠、糖、苏打水、薄荷叶、碎冰。把薄荷叶、糖和青柠捣碎，加入碎冰和朗姆酒。然后倒入苏打水，也可以加一些雪碧。最后用薄荷叶和柠檬片装饰一下就好了。
nà jiùyào yòng lǎngmǔjiǔ zuò jījiǔ 。hái yào zhǔnbèi qīngníng 、táng 、sūdǎshuǐ 、bòheyè 、suìbīng 。bǎ bòhéyè 、táng hé qīngníng dǎosuì ，jiārù suìbīng hé lǎngmǔjiǔ 。ránhòu dàorù sūdǎshuǐ ，yě kěyǐ jiā yīxiē xuěbì 。zuìhòu yòng bòheyè hé níngméngpiàn zhuāngshì yīxià jiù hǎo le 。
Then you need to use rum as a base. You also need to prepare lime, sugar, soda water and crushed ice. Muddle the mint leaves, sugar and lime and add the crushed ice and rum. Then pour in the soda water. You can also add some sprite. Finally use some mint leaves and lemon slices to garnish and you're done.
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晕血的人别让他进来嘛。儿子出生了，自己却晕倒了！这不是捣乱嘛。
yūnxiě de rén bié ràng tā jìnlái ma 。érzi chūshēng le ，zìjǐ què yūndǎo le ！zhè bù shì dǎoluàn ma 。
You shouldn’t have let someone who gets nauseous at the sight of blood go in! When his son was born, he fainted! That’s a big disturbance!
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哦，对了，有个叫王小毛的男生，特别爱捣蛋。你要小心点儿。
ò ，duì le ，yǒu ge jiào Wáng Xiǎomáo de nánshēng ，tèbié ài dǎodàn 。nǐ yào xiǎoxīn diǎnr 。
Oh, that's right. There's a boy student named Wang Xiaomao. He's particularly naughty. Be a little careful.
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不给糖，就捣蛋！
bù gěi táng ，jiù dǎodàn ！
Trick or treat!
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不给糖，就捣蛋！
bù gěi táng ，jiù dǎodàn ！
Trick or treat!
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哼！不给糖，就捣蛋！
hèng ！bù gěi táng ，jiù dǎodàn ！
Hmph! Trick or treat!
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