道 dào

1. dào noun way; road; path
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 道 is the 69th most frequently used word in the 1985 Beijing Institute of Languages frequency wordlist. In this sense 道 means 道路 (ABC 'dào' 道 n, p. 172; Ho 2002, '道'; NCCED '道' n 1). For example, 风过去了，只剩下直的雨道 'The wind went away and all that was left was the rainy path.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 264) Middle Chinese: daoX. 道 is used in the same sense in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '道' 1). For example, 通九道 'made the roads communicable.' (Records of the Historian, Annals of Xia 史記‧夏本紀)
2. dào noun principle; a moral; morality
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 道 means 规律,道理, or 道德 in this sense (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 2, p. 172; GHC '道' 3; NCCED '道' 4)
3. dào proper noun Tao; the Way
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: Used in a similar sence in both Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism a doctrinal concept of the fundamental truth and as cultivation of moral character (Yao 2000, p. 26; Kroll 2015 '道' 2a). For example, 率性之謂道 'an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty.' (Classic of Rites, Doctrine of the Mean 禮記‧中庸, translation by Legge 1885)
4. dào measure word measure word for long things
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Such as for rivers, rays of sun, etc (ABC 'dào' 道 m, p. 172; NCCED '道' mw 1) For example, 金光一道一道的射出 'golden rays of light radiating out one-by-one' (Lao She, 2003, p. 34)
5. dào verb to say; to speak; to talk
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 v 1, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 1; Kroll 2015 '道' 6)
6. dào verb to think
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 v 2, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 4; Kroll 2015 '道' 4)
7. dào measure word times
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: For orders, etc (NCCED '道' mw 3)
8. dào noun circuit; a province
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense, 道 refers to an adminsistrative area in Tang dynasty times. This sense is still used in modern day Korea as a Hanja word (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 7, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 4; ; Kroll 2015 '道' 7).
9. dào noun a course; a channel
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
   Notes: As in a water course (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 1, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 2)
10. dào noun a method; a way of doing something
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 道 means 方法 in this sense (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 2, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 3; Kroll 2015 '道' 3; GHC '道' 2).
11. dào measure word measure word for doors and walls
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 2)
12. dào measure word measure word for courses of a meal
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 3)
13. dào measure word a centimeter
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: Informal (NCCED '道' mw 4)
14. dào noun a doctrine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Informal (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 3, p. 172; Kroll 2015 '道' 5; NCCED '道' n 5)
15. dào proper noun Taoism; Daoism
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Taoism
    Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 4, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 6)
16. dào noun a skill
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 7; Kroll 2015 '道' 4)
17. dào noun a sect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 8)
18. dào noun a line
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 5, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 8)

Contained in

• 同道中人 kindred spirit
• 大修道院长(大修道院長) abbot
• 腕隧道症候群 carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve)
• 道卡斯族 Taokas people
• 得道多助 a just cause enjoys abundant support; those upholding justice will find help all around
• 铁道(鐵道) a railway track
• 共行车道(共行車道) carpool lane
• 匝道 freeway ramp
• 交流道 highway interchange; () channel of communication
• 修道会(修道會) order (of monks)
• 王道通三 the way of kings connects the three
• 五斗米道 Way of Five Pecks of Rice
• 孔孟之道 the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
• 大修道院 abbey; large monastery or convent
• 一人得道，鸡犬升天(一人得道，雞犬升天) when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven; to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
• 饷道(餉道) supply lines
• 伤道(傷道) wound track (the path of a bullet through the body)
• 华容道(華容道) Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on an episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义)
• 行霸道 to rule as a hegemon
• 卫道士(衛道士) traditionalist; moralist; champion (of a cause)
• 道德认识(道德認識) moral cognition; ethical awareness
• 吾道穷(吾道窮) my way is finished
• 失道 to lose the way; unjust; moral failing
• 臣道 official duties
• 碍道(礙道) to block the way
• 道德绝对主义(道德絕對主義) moral absolutism
• 黄海南道(黃海南道) South Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
• 道袍 Taoist robe, traditional men's gown
• 墙外道(牆外道) beyond the wall there is a trail
• 乱道(亂道) to lie; to make irresponsible remarks
• 不足道 inconsiderable; of no consequence; not worth mentioning
• 道院 Daoyuan /Sanctuary of the Dao
• 茶道 tea ceremony; sado
• 道教徒 a Daoist; a follower of Daoism
• 至道 ultimate way ; Zhidao
• 异道(異道) different roads ; different points of view; different ideologies ; different ways
• 行道 to travel on a road ; a road ; to practice ; to go forward
• 栈道(棧道) plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff; elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers ; a plank walkway next to a cliff ; a stairway leading to a garret
• 道友 spiritual friend
• 称兄道弟(稱兄道弟) to call each other brothers
• 管道 pipeline ; method; means

Also contained in

道统 、 山南东道 、 道岩面 、 西京道 、 咸镜北道 、 张道陵 、 全罗南道 、 东京道 、 原道 、 黄海道

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 303
• 卷七十五 志第五十一 職官四 Volume 75 Treatises 51: Official Posts 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 241
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 158
• 第五十三回 Chapter 53 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 154
• 第二回 Chapter 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 154
• 第三十三回 Chapter 33 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 152
• 第四十七回 Chapter 47 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 152
• 第二回 Chapter 50 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 145
• 第三十九回 Chapter 39 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 145
• 第三十八回 Chapter 38 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 144

Collocations

• 鲁道 (魯道) 魯道有蕩 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧南山 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Nan Shan — count: 6
• 妇道 (婦道) 化天下以婦道也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧葛覃 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ge Tan — count: 5
• 道道 (道道) 不以上下道道也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 4
• 崩道 (崩道) 無崩道而崩 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 善道 (善道) 樂告以善道也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧干旄 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Gan Mao — count: 3
• 道阻 (道阻) 道阻且長 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧蒹葭 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Jian Jia — count: 3
• 足道 (足道) 無足道焉爾 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 道微 (道微) 逆之道微 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 在道 (在道) 在道 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 道终 (道終) 先君不以其道終 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3