Chinese Notes
Chinese Notes

道 dào Dào

  1. dào noun way / road / path
    Domain: Frequently Used Words 常用词汇
    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 (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 '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: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: 道 means 规律,道理, or 道德 in this sense (NCCED '道' 4; GHC '道' 3).
  3. Dào proper noun Tao / the Way
    Domain: Religion 宗教
    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 '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 数量
    Notes: Such as for rivers, rays of sun, etc (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: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' v 1; Kroll '道' 6)
  6. dào verb to think
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' v 4; Kroll '道' 4)
  7. dào measure word times
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
    Notes: For orders, etc (NCCED '道' mw 3)
  8. dào noun the path leading to the cessation of suffering
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mārga, Pāli: magga; For example, 八正道 'Noble Eightfold Path.'
  9. dào noun a province
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: In this sense, 道 refers to an adminsistrative area in Tang dynasty times (NCCED '道' v 4; ; Kroll '道' 7). This sense is still used in modern day Korea as a Hanja word (Hangul: 도).
  10. dào noun a course / a channel
    Domain: Geography 地理学
    Notes: As in a water course (NCCED '道' n 2)
  11. dào noun a method / a way of doing something
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: 道 means 方法 in this sense (NCCED '道' n 3; Kroll '道' 3; GHC '道' 2).
  12. dào measure word measure word for doors and walls
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
    Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 2)
  13. dào measure word measure word for courses of a meal
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
    Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 3)
  14. dào measure word a centimeter
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
    Notes: Informal (NCCED '道' mw 4)
  15. dào noun a doctrine
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: Informal (NCCED '道' n 5; Kroll '道' 5)
  16. Dào proper noun Taoism / Daoism
    Domain: Taoism 道教
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 6)
  17. dào noun a skill
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 7; Kroll '道' 4)
  18. dào noun a sect
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 8)
  19. dào noun a line
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 8)

Contained in

安道尔 、 赤道几内亚 、 报道 、 街道 、 道德 、 渠道 、 通道 、 频道 、 知道 、 轨道 、 道具 、 航道 、 道场 、 管道 、 苦集灭道 、 呼吸道 、 八正道 、 大道 、 肠道 、 邪道 、 道路 、 道理 、 道光 、 柔道 、 跆拳道 、 道教 、 味道 、 地道 、 道歉 、 难道 、 一道 、 走道 、 赤道 、 打交道 、 修道 、 楼道 、 霸道 、 霸王之道 、 便道 、 东道主 、 东道 、 隧道 、 点对点隧道协议 、 公道 、 河道 、 隧道技术 、 跑道 、 人道主义 、 铁道 、 微不足道 、 道琼斯指数

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

Collection Document Title Occurrences
Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹《四書章句集注》 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean 119
Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹《四書章句集注》 《盡心章句上》 Commentary on Jin Xin I 49
Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹《四書章句集注》 《離婁章句上》 Commentary on Li Lou I 46
The Book of Rites 《禮記》 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean 45
The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 昭公 Lord Zhao 34
Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹《四書章句集注》 《盡心章句下》 Commentary on Jin Xin II 32
Zhuangzi 《莊子》 《知北遊》 Knowledge Rambling in the North 28
Zhuangzi 《莊子》 《天下》 Tian Xia 26
Records of the Grand Historian 《史記》 《樂書》 Music 25
Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹《四書章句集注》 《滕文公章句下》 Commentary on Teng Wen Gong II 25

Collocations

Simplified Traditional Example Example Reference Frequency
周道 周道 思周道也 The Book of Songs 《詩經》 國風‧檜‧匪風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Fei Feng 11
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 6
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 4
使道 使道 楚子使道朔將巴客以聘于鄧 The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 桓公 Lord Huan 3
道达 道達 道達溝瀆 The Book of Rites 《禮記》 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months 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 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 3
教道 教道 以教道民 The Book of Rites 《禮記》 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months 2
道朔 道朔 楚子使道朔將巴客以聘于鄧 The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 桓公 Lord Huan 2
学道 學道 君子學道則愛人 The Analects of Confucius 《論語》 17. 《陽貨》 Yang Huo 2