dào dao

to say; to speak; to talk

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 52nd character
Radical ⾡ (162.9)
Strokes 12
Index # 2745

Definitions

道 dào
  1. 1. to say
  2. 2. to speak
  3. 3. to talk
  4. 4. method
  5. 5. reason
  6. 6. path
  7. 7. road
  8. 8. principle
  9. 9. truth
  10. 10. morality
  11. 11. skill
  12. 12. Dao (of Daoism)
  13. 13. 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
  14. 14. (old) circuit (administrative division)
  15. 15. CL tiáo,

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Words containing 道

Word Meaning
to be fooled; to be taken in (by a ruse)
to be fooled; to be taken in (by a ruse)
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
way of life; attitude; modus operandi
way of life; attitude; modus operandi
subdistrict office; neighborhood official
subdistrict office; neighborhood official
to defend traditional values
moralist; champion (of a cause); traditionalist
Yuan Hongdao, Ming writer and poet
(theater) set dressing; trim prop
(theater) set dressing; trim prop
press report
press report
voice (communications) channel
voice (communications) channel
when all is said and done; at the end of the day
when all is said and done; at the end of the day
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
to say (the quoted words); to state
to discuss; reason (behind sth)
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip