道
dào
HSK 2Rank #1,671
- 1.road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
- 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)
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