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渡 (dou6) — cross (river, ocean); ferry across in Cantonese

douˍ₆渡
Mandarin Pinyin: du4

Meaning of 渡

nouncross (river, ocean); ferry across
nounferry; ferryboat; ferry crossing
nountide (sb) over; pull through
noun(verb) (of time, vacation, etc.) Spend

Example Sentences with 渡

ngoˏ₅我zoiˍ₆在faat˗₃法gwok˗₃國douˍ₆渡gwo˗₃過liuˏ₅了saamˉ¹三go˗₃個honˎ₄寒syuˊ²暑
I spent three winters and summers in France.
keoiˏ₅佢tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡laiˎ₄嚟hoengˉ¹香gong2.港。
He smuggled himself into Hong Kong.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡heoi˗₃去gaaˉ¹加naaˎ₄拿daa1.大。
He wants to sneak into Canada.
keoiˏ₅佢tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡gwo˗₃過lai4.嚟。
He came here by sneaking in.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡aa3!呀！
Don't try to sneak across!
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Words Containing 渡

渡頭dou6 tau4
pier, quary, wharf, ferry station
過渡期gwo3 dou6 kei4
transitional period; period of transition
偷渡tau1 dou6
to sneak across a border (lit., "to steal passage"); to come to a country illegally
渡輪dou6 leon4
ferryboat, ferry
渡海小輪dou6 hoi2 siu2 leon4
ferry [Syn.] 渡輪
超渡ciu1 dou6
to surpass or transcend
渡過dou6 gwo3
to cross over; pass through
擺渡baai2 dou6
ferry
過渡時期gwo3 dou6 si4 kei4
full form for 過渡期
偷渡客tau1 dou6 haak3
stowaway
競渡ging6 dou6
rowing competition
橫水渡waang4 seoi2 dou6
a small private boat; a cable ferry

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