斗室
dǒu shì
Pinyin

Definition

斗室
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dǒu shì
  1. very small room
  2. tiny, cramped space

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

奋斗
fèn dòu
  1. 1 to strive
  2. 2 to struggle
战斗
zhàn dòu
  1. 1 to fight
  2. 2 to engage in combat
  3. 3 struggle
  4. 4 battle
  5. 5 CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
教室
jiào shì
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
斗
Dǒu
  1. 1 abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]
办公室
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]
休息室
xiū xī shì
  1. 1 lobby
  2. 2 lounge
候车室
hòu chē shì
  1. 1 waiting room (for train, bus etc)
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
北斗
Běi dǒu
  1. 1 Great Bear
  2. 2 Big Dipper
  3. 3 Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
地下室
dì xià shì
  1. 1 basement
  2. 2 cellar
室
Shì
  1. 1 surname Shi
室内
shì nèi
  1. 1 indoor
室友
shì yǒu
  1. 1 roommate
室外
shì wài
  1. 1 outdoor
室温
shì wēn
  1. 1 room temperature
家室
jiā shì
  1. 1 wife
  2. 2 family
  3. 3 (literary) residence
密室
mì shì
  1. 1 a room for keeping sth hidden
  2. 2 secret room
  3. 3 hidden chamber
寝室
qǐn shì
  1. 1 bedroom
  2. 2 dormitory
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
实验室
shí yàn shì
  1. 1 laboratory
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
居室
jū shì
  1. 1 room
  2. 2 apartment

Idioms (20)

不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
  1. 1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
  1. 1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
  1. 1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
  2. 2 to fight like an animal at bay
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
  1. 1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
才高八斗
cái gāo bā dǒu
  1. 1 of great talent (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
  1. 1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)

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