道 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 道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 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 爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 挡路 擋路 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail syn 路径 路徑 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means syn 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 走道 zǒu dào pavement / sidewalk / path / walk / footpath / aisle syn 开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road / path syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow / what path to take syn 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 高挑 gāo tiǎo raised high / (of a person) slender / tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1]) syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 探路 tàn lù to find a path syn 拦路 攔路 lán lù to block sb's path / to waylay 独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path 蹊径 蹊徑 xī jìng path / (fig.) way syn 走势 走勢 zǒu shì tendency / trend / path syn 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way / the correct path / the proper course syn 险阻 險阻 xiǎn zǔ dangerous and difficult (path) syn 坡道 pō dào road on a slope / inclined path / ramp 邪路 xié lù deviant path / evil ways syn 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion syn 另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path syn 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face syn 甬道 yǒng dào walled-in path / paved pathway / canopied passageway / corridor / tunnel syn 歧路 qí lù divergent path / (fig.) wrong path syn 下坡路 xià pō lù downhill road / (fig.) downhill path syn 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life syn 肉鸡 肉雞 ròu jī chicken raised for meat / broiler / (computing) zombie / infected computer in a botnet 白道 bái dào (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1dao4]) / law-abiding citizenry 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 墓道 mù dào path leading to a grave / tomb passage / aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb syn 眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) / beaming with joy / all smiles syn 步道 bù dào walking path / pathway 重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) syn 血路 xuè lù desperate getaway (from a battlefield) / to cut a bloody path out of a battlefield 次方 cì fāng (raised to the) nth power 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn 拦 攔 lán to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi) syn 轨 軌 guǐ (bound form) rail / track / course / path syn 町 tǐng raised path between fields 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 狼孩 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends) 甬 yǒng path screened by walls on both sides 集资额 集資額 jí zī é sum of money raised (in a share subscription) 欲壑难填 慾壑難填 yù hè nán tián bottomless pit of desire (idiom) / insatiable greed / carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment syn 偏航 piān háng to diverge (from one's bearing, flight path etc) / to go off course / to yaw 畛 zhěn border / boundary / field-path 嶝 dèng path leading up a mountain 塍 chéng raised path between fields 迷途知返 mí tú zhī fǎn to get back on the right path / to mend one's ways syn 路向 lù xiàng road direction / (fig.) direction / path 航迹 航跡 háng jì wake (of ship) / flight path 穷途末路 窮途末路 qióng tú mò lù lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom) / an impasse / in a plight with no way out / things have reached a dead end syn 行不从径 行不從徑 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study 邪门歪道 邪門歪道 xié mén wāi dào lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom) / corrupt practices / crooked methods / dishonesty syn 关键路径法 關鍵路徑法 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 关键路径分析 關鍵路徑分析 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 关键路径调查 關鍵路徑調查 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 畷 chuò raised path between fields 榃 tán raised path between fields 霞径 霞徑 xiá jìng a misty path / the path of the Daoist immortals PATH 纸 PATH 紙 PATHstrip 塱 lǎng raised bank / mud wall 旝 kuài (literary) standard / banner (raised for battle) / (literary) catapult, or a rock launched by a catapult 坎子 kǎn zi raised ground / bank syn 成也萧何，败也萧何 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1] / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor 手举 手舉 shǒu jǔ a salute / hands raised 自筹资金 自籌資金 zì chóu zī jīn self-raised funds 嵼 chǎn winding mountain path 公园小径效应 公園小徑效應 gōng yuán xiǎo jìng xiào yìng garden path effect 驮运路 馱運路 tuó yùn lù a bridle path 误入歧途效应 誤入歧途效應 wù rù qí tú xiào yìng garden path effect 傒 xī (old) native of Jiangxi 江西[Jiang1 xi1] / to wait / servant / path 隒 yǎn the appearance of a mountain, as if two pots were standing one upon the other / the steep bank of a stream / a rough mountain path 仄径 仄徑 zè jìng narrow path 兔径 兔徑 tù jìng narrow winding path 危径 危徑 wēi jìng steep and perilous path 原道 yuán dào original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] 另开 另開 lìng kāi to break up / to divide property and live apart / to start on a new (path) 涂径 塗徑 tú jìng path / road 岩径 岩徑 yán jìng mountain path 幽径 幽徑 yōu jìng secluded path 径迹 徑跡 jìng jì track / trajectory / path / way / means / diameter / directly 径路 徑路 jìng lù route / path 径道 徑道 jìng dào path / short-cut 微径 微徑 wēi jìng small path 徯径 徯徑 xī jìng path / way (method) 指点迷律 指點迷律 zhǐ diǎn mí lǜ to show sb how to get to the right path 