Chinese symbol for “matador”
斗牛士
dòu niú shì
Traditional: 鬥牛士
matador; toreador; bullfighter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for matador is 斗牛士 (dòu niú shì), defined as: matador; toreador; bullfighter.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 斗牛士.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战斗 (戰鬥) | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 斗争 (鬥爭) | dòu zhēng | a struggle; fight |
| 奋斗 (奮鬥) | fèn dòu | to strive; to struggle |
| 战斗机 (戰鬥機) | zhàn dòu jī | fighter (aircraft) |
| 战斗力 (戰鬥力) | zhàn dòu lì | fighting strength |
| 斗士 (鬥士) | dòu shì | warrior; activist |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi) |
| 牛肉 | niú ròu | beef |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “matador”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.