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隧道suì dào
tunnel
Definitions
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隧道 | suìdào | |
1. n. tunnel (underground or underwater passage) | ||
隧道 開 車燈。 - Turn on headlights before entering tunnel. | ||
Components | ||
隧 | suì | |
1. tunnel; underground passage | ||
道 | dào | |
1. way; path; road | ||
道路 - road | ||
2. (historical) circuit: an administrative division of late imperial China comprising 2 or more commanderies | ||
3. (rail) track | ||
上 道 作業 - maintenance on rail tracks | ||
1 道 通過 - passing on track 1 | ||
4. method; principle | ||
5. (Buddhism) the Marga; the Way of bodhi or enlightenment leading to nirvana through spiritual stages | ||
6. (philosophy, Taoism) the Way; the Tao; the Dao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life | ||
7. (Christianity) Logos; the Word | ||
8. Short for 道教 (Taoism) | ||
9. Short for 道士 (Taoist priest) | ||
10. (religion) doctrine; teachings | ||
傳道 - to preach | ||
11. (literary) to say; to utter | ||
能說會道 - can talk really well (idiom) | ||
一 道 閃電 - a bolt of lightning | ||
一 道 河 - a river | ||
一 道 縫 - a crack | ||
一 道 彩虹 - a rainbow | ||
一 道 籬笆 - a fence | ||
一 道 菜 - a dish of food | ||
一 道 公文 - a proclamation | ||
一 道 命令 - an order | ||
12. (obsolete) Alternative form of 導 (to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct) | ||
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suì dào
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