徒

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒[pian4 tu2] "swindler" or 叛徒[pan4 tu2] "traitor" etc)

   • tāshìyīgèhǎotúdì.

     他是一个好徒弟。🔊

     He is a good apprentice.

2. 貳副adverb

   (bound form) to no avail; in vain

   • tātúláowúgōng.

     他徒劳无功。🔊

     He worked in vain.

3. 參副adverb

   (bound form) on foot

   • tātúbùzǒulehěnyuǎn.

     他徒步走了很远。🔊

     He walked a very long distance.

4. 肆名noun

   (bound form) prison sentence

   • tābèipànletúxíng.

     他被判了徒刑。🔊

     He was sentenced to imprisonment.

5. 伍形adjective

   (bound form) bare; empty

   • tātúshǒupáshàngleshān.

     他徒手爬上了山。🔊

     He climbed up the mountain with his bare hands.

6. 陸副adverb

   (bound form) merely; just; only

   • túyǒuxūmíng.

     徒有虚名。🔊

     It's merely a hollow reputation.

7. 柒名noun

   surname Tu