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歹徒 (dǎi tú) — how to say "gangster" in Chinese
歹徒
Gangster, villain, scoundrel
noun
Character composition
歹
evil, bad
徒
follower, disciple
Radicals / Keys
彳
Step
#60 · chì · 3 strokes
歹
Death
#78 · dǎi · 4 strokes
Collocations
一伙歹徒
yī huǒ dǎitú
a gang of thugs
抓住歹徒
zhuāzhù dǎitú
catch the criminal
Examples
警察很快抓住了那个危险的歹徒。
The police quickly caught that dangerous villain.
歹徒跑了。
The villain ran away.
Frequently asked questions
How to say gangster in Mandarin?
"gangster" in Chinese is 歹徒 (dǎi tú).
歹徒 meaning in English
歹徒 (dǎi tú) means "Gangster, villain, scoundrel".
How is 歹徒 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎi tú (written as dai tu, daitu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "gangster" in Chinese characters?
It is written 歹徒: 歹 has 4 strokes, 徒 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 歹徒?
歹徒 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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