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Meaning of 道

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道HSK 2
Pinyin: dào
English Definition: road; path; Classifiers: 条 ,股 ; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
Chinese Definition:
①路，方向，途径：道路。铁道。志同道合。
②指法则、规律：道理。道德。道义。得道多助，失道寡助。
③学术或宗教的思想体系：道学。传道。修道。
④方法，办法，技术：门道。医道。
⑤指“道家”(中国春秋战国时期的一个学派，主要代表人物是老聃和庄周)。
⑥指“道教”(中国主要宗教之一，创立于东汉)：道观(guàn)。道士。道姑。道行(háng)(僧道修行的功夫，喻技能和本领)。
⑦指某些反动迷信组织：会道门。一贯道。
⑧说，讲：道白。常言道。能说会道。
⑨用语言表示情意：道喜。道歉。道谢。
⑩线条：铅笔道儿。
⑾中国历史上行政区域的名称。唐代相当于现在的省，清代和民国初年在省以下设“道”。
⑿某些国家行政区域的名称。
⒀量词：一道大河。两道门。上三道漆。
⒁计量单位，“忽米”的通称。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 辵
Pictophonetic:首 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿺ Surround from lower left
Similar Characters: 迫
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Example Words
知道HSK 2 zhī dào to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
道德HSK 5 dào dé virtue; morality; ethics; Classifiers: 种
道路 dào lù road; path; way; Classifiers: 条
报道HSK 5 bào dào to report (news); report; Classifiers: 篇
街道HSK 3 jiē dào street; Classifiers: 条 ; subdistrict; residential district
More:道* | *道 | *道*
Example Sentences
1
wǒ
我
zhēn de
真的
bù zhī dào
不知道
。
I really don't know.
2
tā
他
wèi
为
chí dào
迟到
dào qiàn
道歉
。
He apologized for being late.
3
wǒ bù zhī dào
我不知道
zěn me
怎么
huí dá
回答
。
I don't know how to answer.
4
zhè
这
dào
道
shǔ xué tí
数学题
hěn nán
很难
。
This math question is very difficult.
5
wǒ
我
yě
也
bù zhī dào
不知道
dá àn
答案
。
I also don't know the answer.
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