豆 (dòu) means Bean. Below are 8 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我最喜欢吃麻婆 豆 腐。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī mápó dòufu.
My favourite dish is mapo tofu.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 豆腐
豆 子要提前浸泡一夜。
Dòuzi yào tíqián jìnpào yí yè.
The beans need soaking overnight beforehand.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 浸泡
土 豆 和牛肉一起炖很好吃。
Tǔdòu hé niúròu yìqǐ dùn hěn hǎochī.
Potatoes stewed with beef are delicious.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 土豆
鸡蛋和 豆 类都富含蛋白质。
Jīdàn hé dòulèi dōu fùhán dànbáizhì.
Eggs and beans are both rich in protein.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蛋白质
他打开一罐 豆 子倒进锅里。
Tā dǎkāi yí guàn dòuzi dào jìn guō lǐ.
He opened a can of beans and tipped them into the pot.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 罐
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Words that contain 豆
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Questions about 豆
How is 豆 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 豆 (dòu, "Bean"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 豆 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 豆 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 豆?
The dictionary page for 豆 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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