豆腐
dòu fu
Pinyin

Definition

豆腐
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dòu fu
  1. tofu
  2. bean curd

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

土豆
tǔ dòu
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 (Tw) peanut
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē
红豆
hóng dòu
  1. 1 azuki bean
  2. 2 red bean
腐败
fǔ bài
  1. 1 corruption
  2. 2 to corrupt
  3. 3 to rot
  4. 4 rotten
豆浆
dòu jiāng
  1. 1 soy milk
豆瓣
Dòu bàn
  1. 1 Douban, PRC social networking website

Idioms (9)

刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay

Sample Sentences

消暑冷饮中最出名的冰碗是用甜瓜果藕、杏仁豆腐、葡萄干、鲜胡桃、淮山药、枣泥糕等料制成，冰镇后吃起来十分爽口。
xiāoshǔ lěngyǐn zhōng zuì chūmíng de bīng wǎn shì yòng tián guāguǒ ǒu 、xìngréndòufu 、pútaogān 、xiān hútáo 、huáishānyào 、zǎoní gāo děng liào zhìchéng ，bīngzhèn hòu chī qilai shífēn shuǎngkǒu 。
The most popular ice bowls during summer were made from melon candied fruit, almond tofu, raisins, fresh walnuts, yam, jujube paste etc. They were freezed into ice and tasted extremely refreshing.
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川菜的话，口味就是麻辣鲜香，最有名的菜色就得数“水煮鱼”、“宫保鸡丁”、“麻婆豆腐”啦。湘菜也重辣，不过更油腻。
Chuāncài dehuà ，kǒuwèi jiùshì málà xiānxiāng ，zuì yǒumíng de càisè jiù děi shǔ “shuǐzhǔyú ”、“gōngbǎojīdīng ”、“mápó dòufu ”la 。xiāngcài yě zhònglà ，bùguò gèng yóunì 。
In terms of Sichuanese food, the flavor is hot and numbing and fresh and fragrant. And one must count "poached sliced fish in hot chili sauce", "Kung Pao Chicken" and "Mapo Tofu" among them. Hunanese cuisine is also very spicy, but more oily too.
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都说要吃得健康一点了，你还净点那些多油的料理。晚餐是煮豆腐和水果沙拉，帮你清清肠胃。
dōu shuō yào chī de jiànkāng yīdiǎn le ，nǐ hái jìng diǎnr nàxiē duō yóu de liàolǐ 。wǎncān shì zhǔ dòufu hé shuǐguǒ shālā ，bāng nǐ qīng qīng chángwèi 。
Didn't we say that you should eat a little more healthily? And you only want to order oily foods. Dinner is boiled tofu and fruit salad, to flush out your digestive system.
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中国有很多有名的菜，比如说宫保鸡丁、麻婆豆腐。
Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō yǒumíng de cài ，bǐrú shuō gōngbǎojīdīng 、mápó dòufu 。
There are many famous Chinese dishes. For example, Kung Pao Chicken, Ma Po Tofu.
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我们有豆腐火腿色拉。配蛋黄酱和千岛汁。
wǒmen yǒu dòufu huǒtuǐ sèlā 。pèi dànhuángjiàng hé qiāndǎozhī 。
We have a tofu and ham salad. Along with mayonnaise and thousand island dressing.
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吃豆腐
chīdòufu
to cop a feel, feel somebody up
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有的医生给病人看病的时候会趁机吃病人的豆腐。
yǒude yīshēng gěi bìngrén kànbìng de shíhou huì chènjī chī bìngrén de dòufu 。
When examining their patients, some doctors take advantage of them and cop a feel.
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炖豆腐
dùn dòufu
stewed tofu
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那好吧。建议你尝尝南京的鸭血粉丝汤，盐水鸭，还有夫子庙的臭豆腐。
nà hǎoba 。jiànyì nǐ cháng chang Nánjīng de yāxuě fěnsī tāng ，yánshuǐyā ，háiyǒu Fūzǐmiào de chòu dòufu 。
Oh, OK. I recommend you try Nanjing's duck blood soup, salt water duck, and the stinky tofu at Fuzi Temple.
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哦。我不喜欢吃臭豆腐，太臭了！
ò 。wǒ bù xǐhuan chī chòu dòufu ，tài chòu le ！
Oh, I don't like stinky tofu. It's too stinky!
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