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泰斗
tài dǒu
leading authority, giant (in a field)

HSK 6Mythic

What does 泰斗 mean?

泰斗 (pinyin: tài dǒu) means leading authority, giant (in a field). It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 泰斗

He is a leading authority in academia.

The characters of 泰斗

tàicomponent character
dòucomponent character

Related HSK 6 words

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对联duì liánparallel couplet (spring couplet)
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各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneach expresses their own opinion
正负zhèng fùpositive and negative

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