"道" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Le caractère 道

dào
Radical
(7 traits)
Number of strokes
13
Structure
encadrement en bas à gauche
Cangjie
YTHU 卜廿竹山
Sijiao
3830.6
Wubi
UTHP
GB 2312
B5C0
Big5
B944
Unicode
U+9053

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / 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) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn
道德 dào dé virtue / morality / ethics / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn
道理 dào li reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
道歉 dào qiàn to apologize syn
道具 dào jù (theater) prop / paraphernalia / (gaming) item / artifact
道士 dào shì Daoist priest syn
道人 dào rén Taoist devotee (honorific) syn
道长 道長 dào zhǎng Taoist priest / Daoist priest
道教 dào jiào Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
道家 dào jiā Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC) syn
道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn
道谢 道謝 dào xiè to express thanks syn
道义 道義 dào yì morality / righteousness and justice syn
道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
道场 道場 dào chǎng Taoist or Buddhist rite / abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3] syn
道光 dào guāng reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
道观 道觀 dào guàn Daoist temple syn
道袍 dào páo Taoist robe / traditional men's gown syn
道地 dào dì authentic / original syn
道奇 dào qí Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC
道贺 道賀 dào hè to congratulate syn
道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
道姑 dào gū Daoist nun
道指 dào zhǐ Dow Jones Industrial Average (abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 Zhi3 shu4])
道破 dào pò to expose / to reveal
道喜 dào xǐ to congratulate syn
道统 道統 dào tǒng Confucian orthodoxy
道藏 dào zàng Daoist scripture
道岔 dào chà railroad switch syn
道出 dào chū to speak / to tell / to voice
道白 dào bái spoken lines in opera syn
道外 dào wài Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
道里 dào lǐ Daoli, a district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1er3bin1] in Heilongjiang
道院 dào yuàn Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao)
道碴 dào chá (railway) ballast
道船 dào chuán dhow
道孚 dào fú Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
道馆 道館 dào guǎn martial arts studio / dojo
道琼 道瓊 dào qióng Dow Jones (stock market index)
道台 dào tái (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dao4]), aka taotai and circuit intendant
道系 dào xì (slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系[fo2xi4]) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright
道县 道縣 dào xiàn Dao county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
道牙 dào yá curb
道琼斯 道瓊斯 dào qióng sī Dow Jones (stock market index)
道德经 道德經 dào dé jīng the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
道尔顿 道爾頓 dào ěr dùn Dalton (name) / John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory
道光帝 dào guāng dì Daoguang Emperor
道教徒 dào jiào tú a Daoist / a follower of Daoism syn
道德党 道德黨 Virtue Party
道间距 道間距 group interval / trace spacing
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
知道 zhī dào to know / to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1dao5] syn
说道 說道 shuō dao to discuss / reason (behind sth) syn
说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) syn
频道 頻道 pín dào frequency / (television) channel syn
报道 報道 bào dào to report (news) / report / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4] syn
难道 難道 nán dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...? syn
问道 問道 wèn dào to ask the way / to ask
一道 yī dào together syn
味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn
渠道 qú dào irrigation ditch / (fig.) channel / means syn
通道 tōng dào (communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage syn
街道 jiē dào street / CL:條|条[tiao2] / subdistrict / residential district syn
大道 dà dào main street / avenue syn
地道 dì dao authentic / genuine / proper syn
地道 dì dào tunnel / causeway syn
管道 guǎn dào tubing / pipeline / (fig.) channel / means
叫道 jiào dào to call / to shout
声道 聲道 shēng dào sound track / audio channel
轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn
喊道 hǎn dào to yell
喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn
隧道 suì dào tunnel
阴道 陰道 yīn dào vagina syn
写道 寫道 xiě dào to write (used before or after a quoted passage) syn
人道 rén dào human sympathy / humanitarianism / humane / the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) / sexual intercourse syn
厚道 hòu dao kind and honest / generous / sincere syn
霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn
出道 chū dào to start one's career / (of an entertainer) to make one's debut syn
黑道 hēi dào dark road / unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2dao4]) / the underworld / criminal gangs
国道 國道 guó dào national highway

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