dào

Translation

  • road
  • path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
  • (bound form) way
  • reason
  • principle
  • (bound form) a skill
  • an art
  • a specialization
  • (Daoism) the Way
  • the Dao
  • to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  • (bound form) to express
  • to extend (polite words)
  • 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
  • (old) circuit (administrative division)

Synonyms

Examples

  • 我知他的名字,但不知他长什么样。
    I know him by name, but not by sight.
  • 玛莉亚既不知他的名字,也不知他的电话号码。
    Maria knew neither his name nor his phone number.
  • 你知现在几点吗?
    Do you know what the time is?
  • 她知您的电话号码吗?
    Does she know your telephone number?
  • 谁知
    Who knows?
  • 我知你知我知
    I know that you know that I know.
  • 盗亦有
    There is honor even among thieves.
  • 没有人会知
    Nobody will know.
  • 我什么都知
    I know everything.
  • 这是一深奥的数学题。
    This is a difficult math problem.
Chinese Tones