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道
dào
Main
English Definitionroad; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; measure word 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)
Simplified Script道
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyindào
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dou6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb, (量) measure word
Measure Words条, 股
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3,7

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Words With Same Head Word    
道德dàodévirtue; morality; ethics
道理dàolireason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification
道歉dàoqiànto apologize
道教dàojiàoTaoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
道路dàolùroad; path; way
Words With Same Tail Word    
难道nándàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
街道jiēdàostreet; subdistrict; residential district
管道guǎndàotubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means
人行道rén xíng dàosidewalk
走道zǒudàopavement; sidewalk; path; walk; footpath; aisle
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