道

dào

Part of speech
measure word
Level
HSK 2
  1. 1road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
  2. 2(bound form) way; reason; principle
  3. 3(bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  4. 4(Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  5. 5to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  6. 6(bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  7. 7classifier 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. 8(old) circuit (administrative division)

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