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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

道 [dào]

1. noun [路] road

近道

shortcut
2. noun [方法] way

生财之道

the road to riches
3. noun [德] morals
4. noun [技艺] art

茶道

tea ceremony
5. noun [Taoism] the Tao
6. noun [线] line

横道儿

horizontal line
7. noun [水流途径] channel

下水道

sewer
8. measure word [用于长条形物体]

一道阳光

a beam of sunlight

两道泪痕

two tear streaks
9. measure word [门、墙等]

第二道门

the second door

一道墙

a wall
10. measure word [题目、命令]

三道题

three questions

两道命令

two orders
11. measure word [次]

我还要办一道手续。

I still need to complete one formality.

刷了两道漆

paint two coats

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

道 [dào]

1. noun road; way; path; lane

这是往古北口去的道儿。

This road goes (or leads) to Gubeikou.

山间小道

a mountain path
2. noun channel; course

河道

river course
3. noun way; method

养生之道

how to care for life (or conserve one's vital powers); how to maintain good health
4. noun doctrine; principle; the Tao; the Way

孔孟之道

the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius
5. noun Taoism; Taoist

道士

Taoist priest
6. noun superstitious sect

会道门

superstitious sects and secret societies
7. noun line

画一条斜道儿

draw a slanting line
8. verb say; talk; speak

能说会道

have the gift of the gab; be a glib talker
9. verb say (polite words)

道谢

express one's thanks; thank
10. verb say (the words quoted)

她笑道：“你说对了！”

She said with a smile, "You're right!"
11. verb think; suppose

我道是老周呢，原来是你。

So it's you! I thought it was Lao Zhou.
12. noun Dow
13. measure word (used for long and narrow objects)

一道河

a river

万道金光

myriads of golden rays

一道缝儿

a crack
14. measure word (used for doors, walls, etc.)

两道门

two successive doors

三道防线

three lines of defence
15. measure word (used for orders, questions, etc.)

一道命令

an order

出五道题

set five questions (for an examination, etc.)
16. measure word (used for courses in a meal, stages in a procedure, etc.)

上四道菜

serve four courses

省一道手续

save one step in the process

上三道漆

apply three coats of paint

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

道 [dào]

1. 名路

这条道儿近

林阴道

道路
2. 名水流的途径

黄河故道

下水道
3. 名方法；规律

治国之道

门道
4. 名学术思想或宗教教义

离经叛道

尊师重道

传道
5. 名道德

道义

古道热肠
6. 名指道家

儒、道、墨、法
7. 名指道教或道教徒

道观

道士
8. 名指某些封建迷信组织

一贯道

反动会道门
9. 名技艺

棋道

医道
10. 动用言语表示(情意)

道谢

道歉
11. 动说

能说会道

指名道姓
12. 动料想；以为

我只道他睡着了，原来是装睡
13. 量 a)用于某些细长的东西

一道白光

几道皱纹
14. b)用于门、墙等

三道门

一道高墙

两道关口
15. c)用在题目、命令等

五道问答题

一道命令
16. d)用于连续的事情中的一次

上了三道菜

多费一道手续
17. 名线条；细长的痕迹

书上画了不少横道

地板上蹭出许多道来
18. 名我国历史上行政区域的名称唐代曾分中国为十道清代和民国初年设在省以下，府以上

See more results for 道 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

上山有两股道。: There are two roads (or paths) going up the hill.
他以能说会道闻名于工商界。: He earned a reputation in business circles for having a ready and eloquent tongue.
轻装就道: travel light
他挡着道，可又偏不让开。: He was blocking the road and wouldn't make way.
束装就道: pack up and start off
他说得头头是道。: What he said was clear and logical.
道万福: make (or drop) a curtsy; curtsy
行将就道: be about to set out on a journey; 42 more results

Character Decomposition

辶 [zǒu,chuò]	+	首 [shǒu]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 12

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