12 strokes
12 画
dào
chuò
walk
- road; way; path
- way; method
- line
- (for long and narrow objects)
- (for doors, walls, etc.)
- (for orders, questions, etc.)
- (for courses in a meal, stages in a procedure, etc.)
- say; talk; speak
- say (the words quoted)
bào-bái
道白
v.
spoken parts in an opera
dào-bié
道别
v.
bid farewell; say goodbye
dào-dé
道德
n.
morals; morality; ethics
dào-jiào
道教
n.
the Taoist religion; Taoism
dào-jù
道具
n.
stage property; equipment
dào-lǐ
道理
n.
principle; truth; hows and whys / reason; argument; sense
dào-lù
道路
n.
road; way; path
dào-qiàn
道歉
v.
apologize; make an apology
dào-xiè
道谢
v.
express one’s thanks; thank
dào-yì
道义
n.
morality and justice
dào-mào-àng-rán
道貌盎然
pose as a person of high morals; look gentlemanly; pretend to be a moralist
dào-tīng-tú-shuō
道听途说
second-hand information; hearsay; gossip
Usage 用法
way; method
Tā tǐng dǒng yǎng-shēng-zhī-dào de.
他挺懂养生之道的。
He really understands how to care for life.
line
Shuí zài wǒ-de shū-shang huà zhè-me-duō dào a?
谁在我的书上画这么多道啊？
Who drew so many lines on my book?
road; way; path
Yuǎn-chù yǒu yì tiáo xiāng-jiān-xiǎo-dào.
远处有一条乡间小道。
There is a country path way off in the distance.
(for long and narrow objects)
Chuāng-hu-zhǐ kāi-le yí-dào fèngr.
窗户纸开了一道缝儿。
The window opened only a crack.
(for doors, walls, etc.)
Jìn gù-gōng yào guò hǎo-jǐ dào mén.
进故宫要过好几道门。
You must pass through quite a few successive doors to get into the Imperial Palace.
(for orders, questions, etc.)
Fù-qīn xià le yí dào mìng-lìng.
父亲下了一道命令。
Father had given an order.
(for courses in a meal, stages in a procedure, etc.)
Zhè sì dào cài dōu shì tā ná-shǒu de.
这四道菜都是他拿手的。
He has a special knack for these four courses.
say; talk; speak
Tā-de nán-péng-you néng-shuō-huì-dào
她的男朋友能说会道。
Her boyfriend has a ready and eloquent tongue.
say (the words quoted)
Tā jīng-qí-de shuō-dao:“Nǐ zěn-me rèn-shí wǒ?”
她惊奇地说道：“你怎么认识我？”
She said with surprise:”how do you know me?”
