有道是 yǒu dào shì

as the saying goes, ...; as they say, ...

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 83390th word

Definitions

  1. 1. as the saying goes, ...
  2. 2. as they say, ...

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are