道 meaning and pronunciation

道
Simplified/traditional character

道 English definition

dào
  • direction
  • way
  • road
  • path
  • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]
  • principle
  • truth
  • morality
  • reason
  • skill
  • method
  • Dao (of Daoism)
  • to say
  • to speak
  • to talk
  • classifier 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
  • province (of Korea or Japan)

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 倒 : to place upside down; to invert; to pour; to throw out; to move backwards; however; actually; as a matter of fact; contrary to expectation;
  • 到 : to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action);
  • 悼 : to mourn; to lament;
  • 焘 : cover over; to envelope;
  • 盗 : to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber;
  • 稻 : paddy; rice (Oraza sativa);
  • 纛 : big banner; feather banner or fan;
  • 翿 : feather banner or fan;

Sentences examples with 道

  • 我知道他走得慢。
    Wǒ zhīdào tā zǒu dé màn.
  • 我就知道他会来的。
    Wǒ jiù zhīdào tā huì lái de.
  • 我知道小猫在哪儿，它在桌子下面。
    Wǒ zhīdào xiǎo māo zài nǎ'er, tā zài zhuōzi xiàmiàn.
  • 我不知道他现在在哪里。
    Wǒ bù zhīdào tā xiànzài zài nǎlǐ.
  • 这条街道很长，有四千多米。
    Zhè tiáo jiēdào hěn zhǎng, yǒu sìqiān duō mǐ.

Words containing 道, by HSK level

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