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
- 称道(稱道) to commend; to praise
- 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
- 背道而驰(背道而馳) galloping in the wrong direction; running counter to
- 蛊道(蠱道) a poisoning technique
- 道之所存,师之所存(道之所存,師之所存) if somebody has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher
- 反人道罪 a crime against humanity
- 平交道 level crossing
- 地地道道 thoroughgoing; authentic
- 道一 same principle
- 熟道儿(熟道兒) familiar road; well-trodden path
- 黄海北道(黃海北道) North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
- 弹道(彈道) trajectory of a projectile; ballistic
- 渐渍于道德(漸漬於道德) imbued with morality
- 孔道 opening providing access; the teaching of Confucius
- 能说会道(能說會道) can talk really well; the gift of the gab
- 夹道(夾道) a narrow street lined with walls; a lane ; to line the street
- 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)
- 顺道(順道) on the way
- 合气道(合氣道) aikido (Japanese martial art); hapkido (Korean martial art)
- 神道教 Shinto
- 道喜 to congratulate
- 守道 to practice
- 信道 a signal path; a channel
- 水道 an aqueduct; a sewer ; a swimming lane
- 过道(過道) passageway; corridor; aisle
- 走道 pavement; sidewalk; path; walk; footpath
- 转道(轉道) to make a detour; to go by way of
- 全军之道(全軍之道) the way to keep an army intact
- 横行霸道(橫行霸道) to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize
- 天道无二(天道無二) there is Only One Way of Heaven
- 要言妙道 essential theories and profound principles
- 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
- 道德普遍主义(道德普遍主義) moral universalism
- 厚道 kind and honest; generous; sincere
- 尿生殖管道 urinogenital tract
- 自动步道(自動步道) moving walkway; travelator
- 阴道炎(陰道炎) vaginal infection; colpitis
- 道德虚无主义(道德虛無主義) moral nihilism; ethical nihilism
- 康庄大道(康莊大道) a broad and open road
- 进道若蜷(進道若蜷) entering the Way, you seem to coil back
Also contained in
一句道尽 、 原道 、 道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟 、 道外区 、 阿道司·赫胥黎 、 道县 、 山南西道 、 闸道 、 黑道家族 、 明修栈道暗渡陈仓 、 李政道
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: 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
- 第四十七回 Chapter 47 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 152
- 第三十三回 Chapter 33 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 — count: 3
- 道尽 (道儘) 展道盡矣 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — 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