Chinese Word of the Day

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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