HSK 6 · Family

泰斗 tàidǒu “leading authority” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 泰斗 means

  1. leading authority
  2. eminent figure

How to say 泰斗

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale泰tài4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale斗dǒu3rd tone, dipping

泰斗 in a sentence

  1. 他是中国语言学界的泰斗。

    Tā shì Zhōngguó yǔyán xuéjiè de tàidǒu.

    He’s a leading authority in Chinese linguistics.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这位老先生是京剧界的泰斗。

    Zhè wèi lǎo xiānsheng shì Jīngjù jiè de tàidǒu.

    This elderly gentleman is a leading figure in Peking opera.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 泰斗 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 泰 (tài) drawn as one shape
泰tàisafe

泰 is a single shape of 10 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 斗 (dòu) drawn as one shape
斗dǒudry measure for grain equal to

斗 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 泰斗

泰 10 strokes · 斗 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

泰斗 (tàidǒu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 泰斗 (tàidǒu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 泰斗

Words with 斗

奋斗fèndòu · to strive搏斗bódòu · to fight斗争dòuzhēng · struggle战斗zhàndòu · to fight

More words: People, Body & Health

嫂子sǎozi · sister-in-law (elder brother’s wife)生育shēngyù · to give birth绅士shēnshì · gentleman双胞胎shuāngbāotāi · twins天伦之乐tiānlúnzhīlè · family happiness同胞tóngbāo · compatriot团圆tuányuán · to be reunited (as a family)娃娃wáwa · baby

FAQs

泰斗 (tàidǒu) means “leading authority” or “eminent figure”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tàidǒu: tài with a 4th tone, then dǒu with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 泰斗 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type taidou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 泰斗 from the suggestions. Typing taidou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
泰斗 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.