Character data

HSK 2

FREQUENCY 52nd character

RADICAL ⾡ (162.9)

STROKES 12

INDEX # 2745

道 dào dao

to say; to speak; to talk

HSK 2 #52

道 dào

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

Word	Meaning
人道主义 rén dào zhǔ yì	humanitarian (aid); humanism
厚道 hòu dao	kind and honest; generous; sincere
世道 shì dào	the ways of the world; the morals of the time
道格拉斯 dào gé lā sī	Douglas (name)
走道 zǒu dào	aisle; sidewalk; footpath
分道扬镳 fēn dào yáng biāo	fig. to part ways
小道 xiǎo dào	trail; bypath; bribery as a means of achieving a goal
一道 yī dào	together
说三道四 shuō sān dào sì	to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
小道消息 xiǎo dào xiāo xi	gossip; hearsay
道士 dào shì	Daoist priest
道义 dào yì	morality; righteousness and justice
道谢 dào xiè	to express thanks
肠道 cháng dào	intestines; gut
正道 zhèng dào	the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)
传道 chuán dào	to preach; to lecture on doctrine; a sermon
背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí	to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
道听途说 dào tīng tú shuō	hearsay; rumor; gossip
食道 shí dào	esophagus; the proper way to eat; food transportation route
大道理 dà dào li	major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof)
弯道 wān dào	road curve; winding road
道光 dào guāng	reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
铁道 tiě dào	railway line; rail track
清道夫 qīng dào fū	street cleaner; garbage collector; (soccer) sweeper
呼吸道 hū xī dào	respiratory tract

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