dào dao

path, road, street; method, way

DEFINITIONS

道 dào
  • road
  • path
  • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]
  • 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)

STROKES

WORDS

以其人之,还治其人之身 yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以其人之,還治其人之身 yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
任重遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
bù dào sermon; to sermonize; to preach; to evangelize; to preach (the Christian gospel)
低地轨 dī dì guǐ dào see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jin4 di4 gui3 dao4]
低地軌 dī dì guǐ dào see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jin4 di4 gui3 dao4]
你走你的阳关,我过我的独木桥 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom); fig. you go your way, I'll go mine; you do it your way, I'll do it mine
你走你的陽關,我過我的獨木橋 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom); fig. you go your way, I'll go mine; you do it your way, I'll do it mine
士 xiū dào shì friar; frater
会 xiū dào huì order (of monks)
會 xiū dào huì order (of monks)
jiǎ dào via; by way of
伐虢 jiǎ dào fá guó to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo; to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
传输通 chuán shū tōng dào transport channel
傳輸通 chuán shū tōng dào transport channel
chuán dào to lecture on doctrine; to expound the wisdom of ancient sages; to preach; a sermon
受业 chuán dào shòu yè to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
受業 chuán dào shòu yè to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
书 chuán dào shū Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)
書 chuán dào shū Ecclesiastes (biblical book of sermons)
者 chuán dào zhě missionary; preacher
者 chuán dào zhě missionary; preacher
部 chuán dào bù mission
部 chuán dào bù mission
shāng dào wound track (the path of a bullet through the body)