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徒 tú

disciple, follower; only, merely; in vain

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
彳
Type
Ideograph
Made of 彳走 ⿰彳走

Memory hint: To walk 走 in someone's footsteps 彳

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  1. 他收了一个新徒弟。
    Tā shōule yí ge xīn túdì.
    He took in a new apprentice.
    he receive (particle) one (measure) new apprentice
  2. 你的徒弟学得怎么样？
    Nǐ de túdì xué de zěnmeyàng?
    How is your apprentice's learning going?
    your (particle) apprentice learn (particle) how-about (question)
  3. 收他做徒弟吧，他很努力。
    Shōu tā zuò túdì ba, tā hěn nǔlì.
    Take him as an apprentice, he's very hardworking.
    receive him be apprentice (suggestion), he very hardworking
  4. 这个徒弟并不懒惰。
    Zhège túdì bìng bù lǎnduò.
    This apprentice is not lazy at all.
    this (measure) apprentice not (particle) not lazy
  5. 师傅退休前，把手艺都传给了徒弟。
    Shīfu tuìxiū qián, bǎ shǒuyì dōu chuángěile túdì.
    Before the master retired, he passed all his skills to his apprentice.
    master retire before, (object-marker) craft all pass-give (particle) apprentice

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