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

主义 rén dào zhǔ yì humanism; humanitarian (aid)
hòu dao kind and honest; generous; sincere
shì dào the ways of the world; the morals of the time
格拉斯 dào gé lā sī Douglas (name)
zǒu dào pavement; sidewalk; path; walk; footpath; aisle
扬镳 fēn dào yáng biāo lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom); fig. to part ways
xiǎo dào bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal; minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
yī dào together
说三四 shuō sān dào sì to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
消息 xiǎo dào xiāo xi hearsay; gossip
士 dào shì Daoist priest
义 dào yì morality; righteousness and justice
谢 dào xiè to express thanks
cháng dào intestines; gut
zhèng dào the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)
chuán dào to lecture on doctrine; to expound the wisdom of ancient sages; to preach; a sermon
而驰 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
听途说 dào tīng tú shuō gossip; hearsay; rumor
shí dào esophagus; the proper way to eat; food transportation route
理 dà dào li major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk
wān dào winding road; road curve
光 dào guāng reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
tiě dào railway line; rail track
夫 qīng dào fū street cleaner; garbage collector; (soccer) sweeper
呼吸 hū xī dào respiratory tract