Common Meanings
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dù度
A unit or instrument for measuring length, capacity, or quantity; a scale or a graduation.
请仔细核对尺子上的刻度。
Please carefully check the graduations on the ruler.
level; degree; extent; manner; bearing
这个项目的难度超出了我的预期。
The difficulty level of this project exceeded my expectations.
A unit of angle, where a full circle is 360 degrees.
请测量一下这个角的度数。
Please measure the degree of this angle.
A unit of measurement, often referring to a degree on a scale, such as temperature (e.g., Celsius, Fahrenheit), or for other measurements like humidity, concentration, longitude, and latitude.
水在零摄氏度结冰。
Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
A unit of electrical energy, commonly known as a kilowatt-hour (kWh).
我们家这个月用了三百五十度电。
Our family used three hundred and fifty kilowatt-hours of electricity this month.
Rule; standard; system; regulation.
这项公司的新制度有助于提高工作效率。
This new company system helps improve work efficiency.
In philosophy, the quantitative boundary or limit within which a thing retains its essential quality.
任何事物的发展都有其内在的量变和质变的统一，超越了一定的度，性质就会发生变化
The development of any entity involves an inherent unity of quantitative and qualitative change; once a certain quantitative boundary (du) is exceeded, its nature will transform.
Demeanor; capacity to tolerate or endure, often implying broad-mindedness or magnanimity.
他宽宏大度，从不计较小事。
He is magnanimous and never bothers with trifles.
to consider; to estimate; to plan; to measure (as in 'to take into account')
他仔细揣度了各种可能性。
He carefully weighed all the possibilities.
To pass or spend time; to cross from one place to another.
我们计划在海边度过一个愉快的周末。
We plan to spend a pleasant weekend by the sea.
Used as a quantifier for occurrences or times, similar to 'time' or 'occasion'; e.g., 'once', 'again'.
他们再度尝试，终于成功了。
They tried again and finally succeeded.
To tonsure; to become a monk or nun (in Buddhism/Taoism), often used in the phrase '剃度' (tìdù).
他决定剃度出家，修行佛法。
He decided to become a monk and practice Buddhism.
2
duó度
To measure, estimate, or infer; to consider or deliberate.
在做重要决定前，我们应该审时度势，谨慎选择。
Before making important decisions, we should size up the situation and choose carefully.