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道

dào

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

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Meaning of 道 in English

dàoHSK 4noun, measure wordSyllabus #1140
  1. 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
  2. road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. (old) circuit (administrative division)
  5. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  6. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  7. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  8. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)

Example sentences

  1. 請給我靠走道的位子。
    qǐng gěi wǒ kào zǒu dào de wèi zi。
    I'd like an aisle seat, please.
    Tatoeba #859040 by Martha · #278424 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. “我也那样觉得。”她附和道。
    “ wǒ yě nà yàng jué de。” tā fù hè dào。
    "I think so, too," she chimed in.
    Tatoeba #8765223 by crescat · #73655 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. “我该做什么呢？”我自言自语道。
    “ wǒ gāi zuò shén me ne？” wǒ zì yán zì yǔ dào。
    "What should I do?" I said to myself.
    Tatoeba #333673 by fucongcong · #1337754 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 道

知道HSK 1道路HSK 4道歉HSK 4街道HSK 4难道HSK 4味道HSK 4报道HSK 5道理HSK 5跑道HSK 5道德HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences