道

dào

HSK 4 noun / classifier

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Meaning 释义

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

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

你nǐ知zhī不bù知道zhīdào他们tāmen是shì谁shéi？

Do you know who they are?

Tatoeba #136201

你nǐ怎么zěnme会huì不bù知道zhīdào？

How come you don't know this?

Tatoeba #334830

不bù知道zhīdào是shì谁shéi发明fāmíng的de呢ne？

I wonder who invented it.

Tatoeba #375245

怎么zěnme不bù知道zhīdào呢ne？

Don't you know how?

Tatoeba #400396

这zhè道dào菜cài里lǐ有点yǒudiǎn大蒜dàsuàn的de味道wèidao。

This dish has a bit of garlic flavor.

Tatoeba #2806360

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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