道
dào
ㄉㄠˋ
- 1road; path
- 2(bound form) way; reason; principle
- 3(bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
- 4(Daoism) the Way; the Dao
- 5to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
- 6(bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
- 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(old) circuit (administrative division)
Example
誰知道?
shéizhīdào
Who knows?
Measure word
條 · 股