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杜 dù

to prevent, to restrict, to stop; surname

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木土 ⿰木土

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  1. 学校应该杜绝作弊现象。
    Xuéxiào yīnggāi dùjué zuòbì xiànxiàng.
    The school should put an end to cheating.
    school should stop cheat phenomenon
  2. 我们怎样才能杜绝浪费？
    Wǒmen zěnyàng cái néng dùjué làngfèi?
    How can we put an end to waste?
    we how only-then can stop waste (question)
  3. 请大家共同努力，杜绝这种行为。
    Qǐng dàjiā gòngtóng nǔlì, dùjué zhè zhǒng xíngwéi.
    Please everyone work together to put an end to this kind of behavior.
    please everyone together strive, stop this (measure) behavior
  4. 这个措施并没有杜绝问题的发生。
    Zhège cuòshī bìng méiyǒu dùjué wèntí de fāshēng.
    This measure didn't prevent the problem from occurring at all.
    this (measure) measure not (particle) not-have stop problem (particle) occur
  5. 在新规定实施后，工厂彻底杜绝了污染。
    Zài xīn guīdìng shíshī hòu, gōngchǎng chèdǐ dùjuéle wūrǎn.
    After the new regulations were implemented, the factory completely eliminated pollution.
    at new regulation implement after, factory thoroughly stop (particle) pollution

Words with 杜 (1)