道

MEANING

1. 壹量measure word

   classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process

   中用来计数长条形的东西、障碍物、问题、命令或菜肴等的词yònglái jìshù zhǎngtiáoxíng de dōngxi、zhàngài wù、wèntí、mìnglìng huò càiyáo děng de cí

   ▾+ 5 more examples for this meaning

   • wǒbùzhīdào。

     我不知道。🔊

     I don't know.

   • wǒbùzhīdàoyīnggāishuōshénmecáihǎo。

     我不知道应该说什么才好。🔊

     I don't know what to say.

   • wǒzhǐshìbùzhīdàoyīnggāishuōshénmeéryǐ……

     我只是不知道应该说什么而已……🔊

     I just don't know what to say…

   • wǒzhēndebùzhīdào。

     我真的不知道。🔊

     I really don't know.

   • nǐzěnmehuìbùzhīdào？

     你怎么会不知道？🔊

     How could you not know?

2. 貳名noun

   road; path

   中两地之间可以走的路liǎng dì zhī jiān kěyǐ zǒu de lù

   • zhètiáodàohěncháng.

     这条道很长。🔊

     This road is very long.

3. 參名noun

   (bound form) way; reason; principle

   中通往某地的路；也指事物的方法或原理tōngwǎng mǒudì de lù; yě zhǐ shìwù de fāngfǎ huò yuánlǐ

   • zhègedàolǐhěnjiǎndān.

     这个道理很简单。🔊

     This principle is very simple.

4. 肆动verb

   (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)

   中用言语表达或说出来yòng yányǔ biǎodá huò shuōchūlái

   • qǐngdàoyīshēngxièxie.

     请道一声谢谢。🔊

     Please say thank you.

5. 伍动verb

   to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)

   中说话；讲述；用于引述别人的话语shuōhuà；jiǎngshù；yònyú yǐnshù biéren de huàyǔ

   • tādào:“wǒhěnhǎo.”

     他道：“我很好。”🔊

     He said: "I'm doing very well."

6. 陸名noun

   (Daoism) the Way; the Dao

   中中国古代哲学思想，认为是自然和宇宙的根本原理zhōngguó gǔdài zhéxué sīxiǎng, rènwéi shì zìrán hé yǔzhòu de gēnběn yuánlǐ

   • dàojiàoshìzhōngguóchuántǒngwénhuàdeyībùfèn.

     道教是中国传统文化的一部分。🔊

     Daoism is a part of traditional Chinese culture.

7. 柒名noun

   (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization

   中某种专门的技能或手艺mǒuzhǒng zhuānmèn de jìnéng huò shǒuyì

   • tāxuélehěnduōdào.

     他学了很多道。🔊

     He learned many skills.

8. 捌名noun

   (old) circuit (administrative division)

   中古代的行政区域，管理多个县gǔdài de xíngzhèng qūyù, guǎnlǐ duōge xiàn

   • zhègedàohěncháng.

     这个道很长。🔊

     This road is very long.