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