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Chinese dictionary
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n.method
志同道合
cherish the same ideals and follow the same path
养生之道
the way to keep fit
处世之道
philosophy of life
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measure word(for orders, questions, etc.)
十道题
ten questions
一道命令
an order
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n.road; way; path; channel
铁道
railway
下水道
sewer
人行道
pedestrian road
synonym
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v.say; talk; express in words; think
常言道
as the saying goes
能说会道
have a glib tongue
一语道破
lay bare the truth with one penetrating remark
synonym
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n.morality; virtue
道义
morality and justice
道德
virtue
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n.technique; skill
医道
physician's skill
茶道
tea ceremony
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n.(academic, religious or ideological) doctrine
传道
preach
得道
(of person) have attained wisdom
孔孟之道
Confucian and Mencian teachings
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n.Taoism; Taoist; Daoism; Daoist
一僧一道
a Buddhist monk and a Taoist priest
道士
Taoist priest
道姑
Taoist nun
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n.superstitious sect
一贯道
Yiguandao, a secret society
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n.administrative area in Chinese history, equivalent to a present-day province in the Tang Dynasty, and below the provincial level in the Qing Dynasty and the early Republican year; administrative division in some nations, such as Japan and South Korea
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n.line; thin and long mark
一条道
a line
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measure word(used for long narrow objects)
一道烟
a stream of smoke
一道光
a streak of light
几道皱纹
some wrinkles
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measure word(for doors, walls, etc.)
两道门
two doors
一道墙
a wall
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measure word(for courses in a meal, stages in a procedure, etc.)
一道手续
one step in the process
一道菜
a dish
Words and phrases with 道
- 道学[word]a Confucian school of philosophy of the Song Dynasty; pedantic learning
- 道士[word]Daoist priest
- 道行[word]religious attainments;skill or workmanship
- 道光[word]Daoguang, title of the reign of Aisin-Gioro Minning, 6th emperor of the Qing Dynasty, called Emperor Xuanzong after his death
- 道夫[word]doffer
- 道歉[word]make/offer an apology
- 道别[word]part; bid farewell to
- 道儿[word]centimillimetre
- 道德价值[word]moral values
- 道路传闻[idiom]inaccurate and unreliable rumours
- 道路以目[idiom]be frightened into complete silence but to exchange their hatred with eyes
- 道义之交[idiom]a friendship based on principles of morality and justice
- 道山学海[idiom]be erudite
- 道听途说[idiom]hearsay
- 道旁苦李[idiom]be obviously useless
- 道貌岸然[idiom]be sanctimonious
- 道不拾遗[idiom]honest crime-free social environment
Word usage
- common measure word"道" is often matched with measure word "条".
一条道
one way