道
dào
to say; to express (as in 说道, 道歉)
Every meaning
dào
- to say; to express (as in 说道, 道歉)
- road; path
- Tao (the Way in Taoism)
- (literary) to think; to suppose (as in 只道)
- classifier for long narrow things, doors, questions and courses
- art; field of skill (as in 此道)
- way; principle
In a sentence
这道题太难了。
This question is too hard.
他向我道了谢就走了。
He thanked me and left.
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In the Library
他马上下了几道命令：所有的旗子都收起来
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还有一条九道湾胡同，弯来弯去，一共拐了十九个弯，第一次走进去的人很容易迷路。
109岁生日那天，他自嘲道：“上帝太忙了，把我忘了。
拼音是谁发明的？ · Who invented pinyin? The story of Zhou Youguang · HSK 6
Words with 道
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).