道 dào
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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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
dào
measure word
times
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For orders, etc (NCCED '道' mw 3) -
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). -
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) -
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). -
dào
measure word
measure word for doors and walls
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 2) -
dào
measure word
measure word for courses of a meal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 3) -
dào
measure word
a centimeter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: Informal (NCCED '道' mw 4) -
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) -
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) -
dào
noun
a skill
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '道' n 7; Kroll 2015 '道' 4) -
dào
noun
a sect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '道' n 8) -
dào
noun
a line
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 5, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 8)
Contained in
- 架空索道 aerial ropeway; cable car
- 不知道 do not know
- 道德绝对主义(道德絕對主義) moral absolutism
- 世道 the ways of the world
- 杜塞道夫 Düsseldorf (Germany)
- 内行看门道,外行看热闹(內行看門道,外行看熱鬧) while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
- 道鲜(道鮮) delicious; tasty
- 索道 ropeway
- 失道 to lose the way; unjust; moral failing
- 静止轨道(靜止軌道) a geostationary orbit
- 背道 a secluded road ; to go in the opposite direction
- 道德沦丧(道德淪喪) moral bankruptcy; moral degeneracy
- 日心轨道(日心軌道) a heliocentric orbit; a circumsolar orbit
- 劫道 to kidnap; to hijack
- 车道(車道) traffic lane; driveway
- 上轨道(上軌道) to stay on track; to proceed smoothly
- 道地 authentic; original
- 通道 channel; thoroughfare; passage ; a channel
- 小道新闻(小道新聞) news from the grapevine
- 林园大道(林園大道) a tree lined boulevard
- 阳关大道(陽關大道) the road through Yangguan; wide open road; bright future
- 朝闻道,夕死可矣(朝聞道,夕死可矣) if one hears the Way in the morning, he can die [without regret] in the evening
- 下水道系统(下水道系統) sewage system
- 同道 same principle
- 尿生殖管道 urinogenital tract
- 江湖道义(江湖道義) martial arts code of honor; triad code of honor
- 道德普遍主义(道德普遍主義) moral universalism
- 频道(頻道) channel
- 赭衣半道 [so many] convicts [that they are] taking up half the road
- 道理 a principle ; reason; grounds; justification ; a plan for handling something ; a moral principle
- 当道(當道) to block the road ; the middle of the road ; the occupy a strategic position
- 一条道走到黑(一條道走到黑) to stick to one's ways; to cling to one's course
- 腕隧道症候群 carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve)
- 解道 to understand; to know ; able to sign
- 妙道 a profound principle
- 铁道(鐵道) a railway track
- 反人道罪行 crime against humanity
- 道远任重(道遠任重) a long road and a heavy load
Also contained in
道光 、 丝道 、 尼犍陀弗咀罗外道 、 山南东道 、 张道陵 、 郦道元 、 庆尙北道 、 江南西道 、 道奇 、 安道尔 、 黔中道 、 二道江区 、 道树
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: 160
- 第二回 Chapter 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 154
- 第五十三回 Chapter 53 Water Margin 水滸傳 — 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
- 不假道 (不假道) 不假道于鄭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
- 言道 (言道) 言道也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — 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
- 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
- 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
- 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