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| Pronunciation |
: |
dào |
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| Meaning |
: |
- road; path; lane. (n)
- way; method. (n)
- say; talk; speak. (v)
- [Taoism] the Tao. (n)
- used for long and narrow objects. (measure word)
- used for doors, walls, etc.. (measure word)
- used for orders, questions, etc.. (measure word)
- used for courses in a meal, stages in a procedure, etc.. (measure word)
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| Radical |
: |
辶 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
道 |
| Usage |
: |
68.9% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
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: |
principle; sence; reason |
Sentences:
| 1. The flood washed out the road. |
| hóng |
shuǐ |
chōng |
huài |
le |
dào |
lù |
。 |
| 洪 |
水 |
冲 |
坏 |
了 |
道 |
路 |
。 |
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| 洪水 |
: |
flood |
| 冲 |
: |
rush forward; wash |
| 坏 |
: |
spoil |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 道路 |
: |
road |
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| 2. How to maintain good health. |
| yǎng |
shēng |
zhī |
dào |
。 |
| 养 |
生 |
之 |
道 |
。 |
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| 养生 |
: |
keep in good health |
| 之 |
: |
used between an attribute and the word it modifies |
| 道 |
: |
way; method |
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| 3. She said with a smile, “You’re right!” |
| tā |
xiào |
dao |
: |
“ |
nǐ |
shuō |
duì |
le |
！ |
” |
| 她 |
笑 |
道 |
： |
“ |
你 |
说 |
对 |
了 |
！ |
” |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 笑 |
: |
smile, laugh |
| 道 |
: |
say |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 说 |
: |
say |
| 对 |
: |
right |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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| 4. He called on them in person to offer his thanks. |
| tā |
qīn |
zì |
shàng |
mén |
xiàng |
tā |
men |
dào |
xiè |
。 |
| 他 |
亲 |
自 |
上 |
门 |
向 |
他 |
们 |
道 |
谢 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 亲自 |
: |
personally |
| 上门 |
: |
come or go to see somebody; call; |
| 向 |
: |
to |
| 他们 |
: |
they, them |
| 道 |
: |
say |
| 谢 |
: |
thanks |
| 道谢 |
: |
express one’s thanks |
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| 5. The second door. |
| dì |
èr |
dào |
mén |
。 |
| 第 |
二 |
道 |
门 |
。 |
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| 第 |
: |
used before numerals to form ordinal numbers |
| 二 |
: |
two |
| 道 |
: |
measure word |
| 门 |
: |
door |
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| 6. I really don’t know. |
| wǒ |
dí |
què |
bù |
zhī |
dào |
。 |
| 我 |
的 |
确 |
不 |
知 |
道 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 的确 |
: |
really |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 知道 |
: |
know |
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