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道

dào

road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])

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Meanings

dào

  1. road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
  2. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  8. (old) circuit (administrative division)

In sentences

他们tā men分fēn道dào而ér行xíng。They went their separate ways. #1424174

是shì警察jǐng chá,也许yě xǔ我们wǒ men应该yīng gāi让ràng道dào。It's the police, perhaps we should get out of their way. #4760118

这zhè道dào题目tí mù没有méi yǒu一yī位wèi老师lǎo shī会huì做zuò。None of the teachers could solve the problem. #493469

“我wǒ该gāi做zuò什么shén me呢ne?”我wǒ自言自语zì yán zì yǔ道dào。"What shall I do?" I said to myself. #333673

盗dào亦yì有yǒu道dào。There is honor even among thieves. #533622

他tā以yǐ君子jūn zǐ之zhī道dào生活shēng huó。He lived a moral life. #1394950

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