徒
Character
(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 (piàn tú) "swindler" or 叛徒 (pàn tú) "traitor" etc)
Meaning
tú
tu2- (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 (piàn tú) "swindler" or 叛徒 (pàn tú) "traitor" etc) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) on foot CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) bare; empty CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) to no avail; in vain CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) merely; just; only CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) prison sentence CC-CEDICT
- surname Tu CC-CEDICT
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Practice writing 徒
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Example sentences
他是我的徒弟。
tā shì wǒ de tú dì
He is my student.
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我喜欢徒步去学校。
wǒ xǐ huan tú bù qù xué xiào
I like to walk to school.
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那个叛徒不在这里。
nà ge pàn tú bú zài zhè lǐ
That traitor is not here.
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Words with 徒
See all 76 →徒弟tú dìa person who learns a job or skill by working with a masterWordHSK 6徒步tú bùto travel by walking, not by car, bus, or bikeWordHSK 7–9徒儿tú érdisciple; apprenticeWord徒具tú jùto only haveWord徒刑tú xíngprison sentenceWord徒劳tú láofutileWord徒孙tú sūngrand-disciple; student's studentWord徒工tú gōngapprenticeWord徒手tú shǒuwith bare handsWord徒然tú ránin vainWord徒裼tú xī(archaic) barefooted and barebreastedWord徒长tú zhǎng(of a plant) to experience excessive vegetative growth (at the expense of flowering or fruiting)Word