jué
dòu

common
verb

Meaning of 决斗

决斗 means to duel (historical European custom of fighting with weapons to settle a dispute); to fight to the death; life-and-death struggle. Pronounced jué dòu.

  • to duel (historical European custom of fighting with weapons to settle a dispute)
  • to fight to the death; life-and-death struggle

Definitions & Examples

Shí
jiǔ
shì
de
ōu
zhōu
 
guì
men
cháng
cháng
tōng
guò
jué
dòu
lái
wéi
róng
 

In nineteenth-century Europe, nobles often defended their honor through dueling.

Liǎng
wèi
shì
yuē
dìng
zài
míng
shí
fēn
jìn
xíng
jué
dòu
 

The two knights agreed to duel at dawn.

Zhè
chǎng
jué
dòu
yǐn
le
quán
chéng
rén
de
guāng
 

This duel captured the attention of the entire city.