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

横行霸 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize
xié dào depraved life; evil ways; fornication
歪门邪 wāi mén xié dào dishonest practices
羊肠小 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road; fig. complicated and tricky job
chá dào Japanese tea ceremony; sado
zhuǎn dào to make a detour; to go by way of
外 dào wài Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
姑 dào gū Daoist nun
养生之 yǎng shēng zhī dào the way of maintaining good health
lì dào strength; power; efficacy
酬勤 tiān dào chóu qín Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
欢迎 jiā dào huān yíng to line the streets in welcome
xiào dao filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter
旁门左 páng mén zuǒ dào dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion; dissident group
滑行 huá xíng dào taxiway (at airport)
suǒ dào ropeway
说长短 shuō cháng dào duǎn lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
人 dào rén Taoist devotee (honorific)
岔 dào chà railroad switch
袍 dào páo Taoist robe; traditional men's gown
yī dào Hur Jun (TV series); art of healing; medical skill
一语破 yī yǔ dào pò one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
主航 zhǔ háng dào main channel
全罗南 quán luó nán dào South Jeolla Province, in southwest South Korea, capital Gwangju 光州[Guang1 zhou1]
mù dào path leading to a grave; tomb passage; aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb