道 dào — road; way; path; street; avenue; lane; route; way; track

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dào

Level 1 · Common HSK 1 #2745

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Basic definition

noun
  1. road; way; path; street; avenue; lane; route; way; track e.g 道路街道铁道
  2. way; method; means; approach; path; avenue; channel; way of doing e.g 门道茶道医道
  3. reason; principle; truth; morality; justice; doctrine; way; norm e.g 道理道德道义
  4. doctrine; teaching; school; Way (Dao); Tao; philosophy; religion; faith e.g 道家道教得道
  5. line; track; railway; rail; path; course; line of motion; orbit e.g 轨道车道铁道
  6. measure word; a; a strip of; a path of; a course of; a line of; a streak e.g 一道两道
verb
  1. to say; to speak; to talk; to tell; to utter; to declare; to express e.g 道谢道别说道
  2. to guide; to lead; to channel; to direct; to conduct; to pave the way e.g 通道水道

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意兼形声。从辵，从首，首亦声。首初文像侧面人头之形。本义:供行走的道路)
  2. road;way;path e.g 要道人行道车道康庄大道 大道，问道于盲 · 道友 · 道店
  3. morals e.g 道光 · 道术
  4. Taoism's doctrine
  5. Taoism;Taoist e.g 道情道行 道疏，道粮
  6. line e.g 画一条斜道儿
  7. journey e.g 远道，近道 · 道里睽隔
  8. way;method e.g 生财之道 · 养生之道 · 道艺
  9. course;river e.g 河道水道
  10. prefecture
  11. doctrine;reason;law e.g 传道 道书
  12. law
  13. direction;ambition;aspiration e.g 志同道合
verb
  1. say;talk;speak e.g 能说会道一语道破 常言道 · 道定 · 道话 · 道达 · 道知 · 道丧
  2. express e.g 道慰 · 道罪
  3. via;by way of e.g 道经
  4. guide
  5. think
measure word
  1. 用于长条形的东西。如:一道河(沟、山泉);一道虹;万道金光
  2. 用于门、关口等的阻拦的物。如:一道门(关);一道水闸;一道墙(防线、铁丝网、篱笆、屏风);头道幕不要落，落二道幕
  3. 用于某些分次、分项或分程序的事物。如:一道命令;来了一道公文;两道算术题;考了五道题
  4. 次。用于某些分程序的动作。如:洗了三、四道都没洗干净
preposition
  1. by

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