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决斗

jué dòu · jue dou

Traditional 決鬥

Meaning

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  1. to duel
  2. a duel
  3. decisive struggle
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2 examples
01

两(liǎng)位(wèi)骑(qí)士(shì)约(yuē)定(dìng)在(zài)黎(lí)明(míng)时(shí)分(fēn)进(jìn)行(xíng)决(jué)斗(dòu)。

The two knights agreed to duel at dawn.

02

他(tā)们(men)用(yòng)猜(cāi)拳(quán)来(lái)决(jué)定(dìng)谁(shuí)去(qù)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)，像(xiàng)一(yì)场(chǎng)小(xiǎo)小(xiǎo)的(de)决(jué)斗(dòu)。

They used rock-paper-scissors to decide who would wash the dishes, like a little duel.

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