| 1 | 捣 | 搗 | dǎo | dao3 | pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir | | |
| 2 | 捣乱 | 搗亂 | dǎo luàn | dao3 luan4 | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally | | |
| 3 | 捣弄 | 搗弄 | dǎo nòng | dao3 nong4 | to move back and forward; to trade | | |
| 4 | 直捣黄龙 | 直搗黃龍 | zhí dǎo huáng lóng | zhi2 dao3 Huang2 Long2 | lit. to directly attack Huanglong; fig. to directly combat the root of a problem | | |
| 5 | 直捣 | 直搗 | zhí dǎo | zhi2 dao3 | to storm; to attack directly | | |
| 6 | 调皮捣蛋 | 調皮搗蛋 | tiáo pí dǎo dàn | tiao2 pi2 dao3 dan4 | naughty; mischievous; to act up | | |
| 7 | 破坏捣乱 | 破壞搗亂 | pò huài dǎo luàn | po4 huai4 dao3 luan4 | to sabotage and make trouble (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 批亢捣虚 | 批亢搗虛 | pī kàng dǎo xū | pi1 kang4 dao3 xu1 | to attack the enemy at undefended points (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 磕头如捣蒜 | 磕頭如搗蒜 | kè tóu rú dǎo suàn | ke4 tou2 ru2 dao3 suan4 | lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom); fig. to pound the ground with one's head | | |
| 10 | 捣枕捶床 | 搗枕捶床 | dǎo zhěn chuí chuáng | dao3 zhen3 chui2 chuang2 | to pass a sleepless night (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 捣衣 | 搗衣 | dǎo yī | dao3 yi1 | to launder clothes by pounding | | |
| 12 | 捣腾 | 搗騰 | dǎo teng | dao3 teng5 | to turn over sth repeatedly | | |
| 13 | 捣腾 | 搗騰 | dǎo téng | dao3 teng2 | to buy and sell; peddling | | |
| 14 | 捣碎 | 搗碎 | dǎo suì | dao3 sui4 | to pound into pieces; to mash | | |
| 15 | 捣实 | 搗實 | dǎo shí | dao3 shi2 | to ram (earth); to compact earth by ramming | | |
| 16 | 安心捣乱 | 安心搗亂 | ān xīn dǎo luàn | an1 xin1 dao3 luan4 | to intend to make trouble (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 捣卖 | 搗賣 | dǎo mài | dao3 mai4 | to resell at a profit | | |
| 18 | 捣烂 | 搗爛 | dǎo làn | dao3 lan4 | to mash; to beat to a pulp | | |
| 19 | 捣毁 | 搗毀 | dǎo huǐ | dao3 hui3 | to destroy; to smash; sabotage | | |
| 20 | 捣鬼 | 搗鬼 | dǎo guǐ | dao3 gui3 | to play tricks; to cause mischief | | |
| 21 | 捣鼓 | 搗鼓 | dǎo gu | dao3 gu5 | to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth | | |
| 22 | 捣蛋鬼 | 搗蛋鬼 | dǎo dàn guǐ | dao3 dan4 gui3 | troublemaker | | |
| 23 | 捣蛋 | 搗蛋 | dǎo dàn | dao3 dan4 | to cause trouble; to stir up trouble | | |
| 24 | 捶床捣枕 | 捶床搗枕 | chuí chuáng dǎo zhěn | chui2 chuang2 dao3 zhen3 | to toss and turn in bed (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 背后捣鬼 | 背後搗鬼 | bèi hòu dǎo guǐ | bei4 hou4 dao3 gui3 | to create trouble behind sb.'s back (idiom) | | |