斗牛 (dòu niú) — (verb-object) to fight a bull; (noun) bullfighting; (noun, astronomy) the constellations Dipper and Ox (斗宿 and 牛宿)

Definição

斗牛 is a verb-object compound: the verb 斗 ('fight/compete') plus 牛 ('bull'), giving both the action 'to fight a bull' and the noun 'bullfighting'. In astronomy it names two old Chinese constellations: 斗 (the Dipper) and 牛 (the Ox).

verb
(verb-object) to fight a bull(noun, astronomy) the constellations Dipper and Ox (斗宿 and 牛宿)
noun
bullfighting

Exemplos

  • Tā qù nián zài xī bān yá dòu guò yí cì niú.
    He fought a bull once in Spain last year.
  • Dòu niú shì yí xiàng fēi cháng wēi xiǎn de biǎo yǎn.
    Bullfighting is a very dangerous performance.
  • Gǔ rén bǎ dòu niú kàn zuò zhòng yào de xīng xiù.
    Ancient people regarded the Dipper and Ox as important constellations.

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