---
title: "Changdao Meaning: 倡导 (chàngdǎo) Means “to advocate”"
description: "倡导 (traditional 倡導, chàngdǎo) means “to advocate; to promote”. Hear its tones, see what 倡 and 导 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 倡导 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

倡导 chàngdǎo

## to advocate; to promote

## Its characters

1. 倡 chàng to advocate
2. 导 dǎo to lead

## In a sentence

学校倡导绿色出行。 The school promotes green transportation.

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## More words with 倡 or 导

- [半导体 bàndǎotǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bandaoti)
- [倡议 chàngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyi)
- [导弹 dǎodàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daodan)
- [导航 dǎoháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daohang)
- [导师 dǎoshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoshi)
- [导向 dǎoxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoxiang)
- [导演 dǎoyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyan)
- [导游 dǎoyóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyou)
- [导致 dǎozhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daozhi)
- [辅导 fǔdǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fudao)

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