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道

dào

1. measure word classifier: strip-shaped things (lightning, scars)

   天边划过一道闪电。

   Tiānbiān huá guò yī dào shǎndiàn.

   A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky.

2. measure word classifier: orders, problems

   老师留了十道题目。

   Lǎoshī liú le shí dào tímù.

   The teacher assigned ten problems.

3. measure word classifier: doors, procedures, dishes

   晚饭做了四道菜。

   Wǎnfàn zuò le sì dào cài.

   Four dishes were made for dinner.

4. noun road; way

   这条道不好走。

   Zhè tiáo dào bù hǎo zǒu.

   This road is hard to walk on.

5. noun method; principle; art (of doing something)

   他深谙经营之道。

   Tā shēn'ān jīngyíng zhī dào.

   He knows the art of running a business well.

6. noun the Dao; Taoism

   老子在《道德经》中论述了“道”。

   Lǎozǐ zài "Dàodéjīng" zhōng lùnshù le "dào".

   Laozi expounded the Dao in the Tao Te Ching.

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