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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[dào]
  1. 1. noun [路] road
    shortcut
  2. 2. noun [方法] way
    生财之
    the road to riches
  3. 3. noun [德] morals
  4. 4. noun [技艺] art
    tea ceremony
  5. 5. noun [道教] the Tao
  6. 6. noun [线] line
    horizontal line
  7. 7. noun [水流途径] channel
    下水
    sewer
  8. 8. measure word [用于长条形物体]
    阳光
    a beam of sunlight
    泪痕
    two tear streaks
  9. 9. measure word [门、墙等]
    第二
    the second door
    a wall
  10. 10. measure word [题目、命令]
    three questions
    命令
    two orders
  11. 11. measure word [次]
    我还要办一手续。
    I still need to complete one formality.
    刷了两
    paint two coats

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[dào]
  1. 1. noun road; way; path; lane
    一条隐秘的小直通到我家门口。
    这条不好走,我们换一条吧。
    这是往古北口去的儿。
    This road goes (or leads) to Gubeikou.
    山间小
    a mountain path
  2. 2. noun channel; course
    river course
  3. 3. noun way; method
    养生之
    how to care for life (or conserve one's vital powers); how to maintain good health
  4. 4. noun doctrine; principle; the Tao; the Way
    孔孟之
    the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius
  5. 5. noun Taoism; Taoist
    Taoist priest
  6. 6. noun superstitious sect
    superstitious sects and secret societies
  7. 7. noun line
    他用油彩在脸上涂了一儿。
    画一条斜
    draw a slanting line
  8. 8. measure word for long and narrow objects
    他笑的时候眼睛总是眯成一缝儿。
    太阳出来了,放出万光芒。
    夕阳给云彩镶了一金边。
    a river
    金光
    myriads of golden rays
    缝儿
    a crack
  9. 9. measure word for doors, walls, etc.
    雪山成了让小山村与世隔绝的一天然屏障。
    门将我们隔在两边。
    two successive doors
    防线
    three lines of defence
  10. 10. measure word for orders, questions, etc.
    题真的把我难住了。
    为了捉住罪犯,警署连下了三通缉令。
    命令
    an order
    出五
    set five questions (for an examination, etc.)
  11. 11. measure word for courses in a meal, stages in a procedure, etc.
    他给门加了三锁。
    我们一定能迈过这坎儿。
    这几菜都是妈妈烧的。
    上四
    serve four courses
    省一手续
    save one step in the process
    上三
    apply three coats of paint
  12. 12. verb say; talk; speak
    能说会
    have the gift of the gab; be a glib talker
  13. 13. verb say (polite words)
    express one's thanks; thank
  14. 14. verb say (the words quoted)
    他说:"多谢您的帮助。"
    她笑:“你说对了!”
    She said with a smile, "You're right!"
    出了其中的原委。
  15. 15. verb think; suppose
    是老周呢,原来是你。
    So it's you! I thought it was Lao Zhou.
  16. 16. noun Dow

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[dào]
  1. 1.
    这条儿近
    林阴
  2. 2. 水流的途径
    黄河故
    下水
  3. 3. 方法;规律
    治国之
  4. 4. 学术思想或宗教教义
    离经叛
    尊师重
  5. 5.
    热肠
  6. 6.
    儒、、墨、法
  7. 7. 教或教徒
  8. 8. 指某些封建迷信组织
    一贯
    反动会
  9. 9. 技艺
  10. 10. 用言语表示(情意)
  11. 11.
    能说会
    指名
  12. 12. 料想;以为
    我只他睡着了,原来是装睡
  13. 13. a)用于某些细长的东西
    白光
    皱纹
  14. 14. b)用于门、墙等
    高墙
    关口
  15. 15. c)用在题目、命令等
    问答题
    命令
  16. 16. d)用于连续的事情中的一次
    上了三
    多费一手续
  17. 17. 线条;细长的痕迹
    书上画了不少横
    地板上蹭出许多
  18. 18. 我国历史上行政区域的名称唐代曾分中国为十清代和民国初年设在省以下,府以上

Examples

是老周呢,原来是你。
So it's you! I thought it was Lao Zhou.
上山有两股
There are two roads (or paths) going up the hill.
他以能说会闻名于工商界。
He earned a reputation in business circles for having a ready and eloquent tongue. 能说会道
轻装就
travel light 轻装
他挡着,可又偏不让开。
He was blocking the road and wouldn't make way. 让开
束装就
pack up and start off 束装
他说得头头是
What he said was clear and logical. 头头是道
万福
make (or drop) a curtsy; curtsy 万福
行将就
be about to set out on a journey 行将
能说会
have the gift of the gab; be a glib talker

Character Decomposition


[zǒu,chuò]
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[shǒu]

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