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道

dào · dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

road; path (CL:條 / 条 (tiáo),股 (gǔ))
(bound form) way; reason; principle
(bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
(Daoism) the Way; the Dao
to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
(bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
(old) circuit (administrative division)

2 examples

“我(wǒ)该(gāi)做(zuò)什(shén)么(me)呢(ne)？”我(wǒ)自(zì)言(yán)自(zì)语(yǔ)道(dào)。

"What should I do?" I said to myself.

他(tā)沿(yán)着(zhe)这(zhè)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)道(dào)慢(màn)慢(màn)走(zǒu)回(huí)家(jiā)。

He walked slowly home along this small path.

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