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
得道多助,失道寡助。
Whoever has justice on his side will enjoy abundant support, and those who have not will find little.
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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
抄近道
take a short cut
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
画一道线
draw a line
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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
- 道德经[word]the Classic of the Virtue of the Tao
- 道夫[word]doffer
- 道德品质[word]moral character
- 道具[word]prop
- 道是[word]be said
- 道子[word]line
- 道路工程[word]highway engineering
- 道德准则[word]code of ethics
- 道德规范[word]moral norm
- 道旁苦李[idiom]be obviously useless
- 道山学海[idiom]be erudite
- 道听途说[idiom]hearsay
- 道不拾遗[idiom]honest crime-free social environment
- 道义之交[idiom]a friendship based on principles of morality and justice
- 道路传闻[idiom]inaccurate and unreliable rumours
- 道貌岸然[idiom]be sanctimonious
- 道路以目[idiom]be frightened into complete silence but to exchange their hatred with eyes
Word usage
- common measure word"道" is often matched with measure word "条".
一条道
one way