道 dào
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dào
noun
way; road; path
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 道 is the 69th most frequently used word in the 1985 Beijing Institute of Languages frequency wordlist. In this sense 道 means 道路 (ABC 'dào' 道 n, p. 172; Ho 2002, '道'; NCCED '道' n 1). For example, 风过去了,只剩下直的雨道 'The wind went away and all that was left was the rainy path.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 264) Middle Chinese: daoX. 道 is used in the same sense in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '道' 1). For example, 通九道 'made the roads communicable.' (Records of the Historian, Annals of Xia 史記‧夏本紀) -
dào
noun
principle; a moral; morality
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 道 means 规律,道理, or 道德 in this sense (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 2, p. 172; GHC '道' 3; NCCED '道' 4) -
dào
proper noun
Tao; the Way
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: Used in a similar sence in both Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism a doctrinal concept of the fundamental truth and as cultivation of moral character (Yao 2000, p. 26; Kroll 2015 '道' 2a). For example, 率性之謂道 'an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty.' (Classic of Rites, Doctrine of the Mean 禮記‧中庸, translation by Legge 1885) -
dào
measure word
measure word for long things
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: Such as for rivers, rays of sun, etc (ABC 'dào' 道 m, p. 172; NCCED '道' mw 1) For example, 金光一道一道的射出 'golden rays of light radiating out one-by-one' (Lao She, 2003, p. 34) -
dào
verb
to say; to speak; to talk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 v 1, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 1; Kroll 2015 '道' 6) -
dào
verb
to think
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 v 2, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 4; Kroll 2015 '道' 4) -
dào
measure word
times
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For orders, etc (NCCED '道' mw 3) -
dào
noun
circuit; a province
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, 道 refers to an adminsistrative area in Tang dynasty times. This sense is still used in modern day Korea as a Hanja word (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 7, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 4; ; Kroll 2015 '道' 7). -
dào
noun
a course; a channel
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
Notes: As in a water course (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 1, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 2) -
dào
noun
a method; a way of doing something
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 道 means 方法 in this sense (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 2, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 3; Kroll 2015 '道' 3; GHC '道' 2). -
dào
measure word
measure word for doors and walls
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 2) -
dào
measure word
measure word for courses of a meal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 3) -
dào
measure word
a centimeter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: Informal (NCCED '道' mw 4) -
dào
noun
a doctrine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Informal (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 3, p. 172; Kroll 2015 '道' 5; NCCED '道' n 5) -
dào
proper noun
Taoism; Daoism
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Taoism
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 4, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 6) -
dào
noun
a skill
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '道' n 7; Kroll 2015 '道' 4) -
dào
noun
a sect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '道' n 8) -
dào
noun
a line
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 5, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 8) -
dào
noun
Way
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
dào
noun
way; path; marga
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mārga, Pali: magga, Japanese: dō, Tibetan: lam; the path leading to the cessation of suffering (BL 'mārga', p. 532; JEBD '道', p. 50)
Contained in
- 辨道 to carry out spiritual practice
- 道迹知见(道跡知見) knowledge & vision of the way
- 六种苦行外道(六種苦行外道) six ascetic schools
- 释道汪(釋道汪) Shi Daowang
- 道具 stage props ; tools of the way
- 唯识中道宗(唯識中道宗) Faxiang School; Ci'en School; Dharmalaksana School
- 道树三昧经(道樹三昧經) Bodhi Tree Samadhi Sutra
- 明心能见道 入世不求名(明心能見道 入世不求名) An awakened mind that sees the Way; A this-worldly life that does not seek fame.
- 秘密道次第广论(祕密道次第廣論) Ngak rim chenmo; Great Exposition of the Stages of Mantra
- 六苦行外道 six ascetic schools
- 开示涅槃道(開示涅槃道) show the path of Nirvâna
- 仁心道明 A Benevolent Mind Is Clear with the Path
- 入道 to enter the Way ; to become a monastic ; to begin practicing Buddhism
- 贫道(貧道) humble monk
- 金刚顶经金刚界大道场毘卢遮那如来自受用身内证智眷属法身异名佛最上乘秘密三摩地礼忏文(金剛頂經金剛界大道場毘盧遮那如來自受用身內證智眷屬法身異名佛最上乘祕密三摩地禮懺文) Vajra Crown Tantra Vajradhatu Bodhimanda Vairocana Tathagata Sambhogakaya Inner Realization Wisdom Dharma Body, also known as the Supreme Buddha Vehicle Esoteric Liturgy
- 悟在心中 道在当下(悟在心中 道在當下) Awakening Is in the Mind; The Path Is in the Present Moment
- 不二门中参妙道 大千界内叩玄关(不二門中參妙道 大千界內叩玄關) Delve into the wondrous way inside the Gate of Non-Duality; Break through the doorway into the great chiliocosm.
- 敢于发问 问出智慧 长于听闻 闻出对话 善于沟通 谈出共识 勇于思考 想出创意 严于磨鍊 鍊出实力 安于静修 修出道念(敢於發問 問出智慧 長於聽聞 聞出對話 善於溝通 談出共識 勇於思考 想出創意 嚴於磨鍊 鍊出實力 安於靜修 修出道念) When you are brave enough to ask questions, wisdom is what you get. When you are a patient listener, communication is what you achieve. When you are a good communicator, consensus is what you attain. When you are a freethinker, creativity is what you attain. When you are a persistent challenger, skill is what you acquire. When you are a calm practitioner, commitment to the Way is what you gain.
- 忠孝为道(忠孝為道) Loyalty and Filial Piety Are the Way
- 梵道 brahma-patha
- 无道三十(無道三十) Avoid 30 Improper Ways to Succeed
- 成佛之道 The Way to Buddhahood
- 道风(道風) the truth of the way is like the wind
- 星云法语 2 修道者的心(星雲法語 2 修道者的心) The Mind of a Practitioner
- 爱道(愛道) Affinity for the Way
- 三分师徒,七分道友(三分師徒,七分道友) three parts guidance and seven parts friendship
Also contained in
夫子自道 、 弹道 、 清道夫 、 道观 、 臣道 、 忠淸南道 、 内耳道 、 早知道 、 开道 、 黄海北道 、 人行横道 、 御道 、 道奇 、 塑胶跑道 、 频道 、 道经 、 铁道 、 通用闸道器介面 、 滑雪索道 、 航道 、 间道 、 道台 、 山南东道 、 饷道 、 家道
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 208 , has English translation
- Scroll 4 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 205
- Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 200
- Scroll 2 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 179
- Scroll 1 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 178 , has English translation
- Scroll 2 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 172 , has English translation
- Scroll 5 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 171
- Scroll 6 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 168 , has English translation
- Scroll 6 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 155 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 153 , has English translation
Collocations
- 阶道 (階道) 須彌山王有七寶階道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 33
- 余道 (餘道) 不信餘道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 8
- 衢道 (衢道) 於四衢道起立塔廟 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 8
- 道头 (道頭) 乃詣道頭波梨梵志林中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 8
- 道趣 (道趣) 復有階道趣娑羅園 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 8
- 道作 (道作) 四為道作穢 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 道两边 (道兩邊) 俠道兩邊生多隣娑樹 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
- 菩提道 (菩提道) 向菩提道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 5
- 道真正 (道真正) 我道真正 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 5
- 最上道 (最上道) 何等得最上道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5