道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
道 (dào) means "road" or "path." It is also a classifier for a barrier such as a door and for a question on an exam. 这条道很长 says this road is very long. 我们走这条道回家 says we are taking this road home. 请开这道门 says please open this door. 这道题很难 says this question is very hard.
What does 道 mean?
- 1.
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])noun
- 2.
classifier 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 processmeasure word
What does the character 道 mean?
- 道road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
How do you use 道?
道 can name a road, as in 这条道, and it can count a door or an exam question, as in 这道门 and 这道题.
Patterns
这 + 条 + 道
这条道很长。
Zhè tiáo dào hěn cháng.
This road is very long.
走 + 这 + 条 + 道
我们走这条道回家。
Wǒmen zǒu zhè tiáo dào huí jiā.
We are taking this road home.
这 + 道 + Noun
请开这道门。
Qǐng kāi zhè dào mén.
Please open this door.
What are some examples of 道 in a sentence?
How is 道 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
回家的道在前面吗?
Huí jiā de dào zài qiánmiàn ma?
Is the road home ahead?
- Speaker B:
回家的道在前面。
Huí jiā de dào zài qiánmiàn.
The road home is ahead.
- Speaker A:
我们走这条道吗?
Wǒmen zǒu zhè tiáo dào ma?
Are we taking this road?
- Speaker B:
我们走这条道。
Wǒmen zǒu zhè tiáo dào.
We are taking this road.
- Speaker A:
这条道很长吗?
Zhè tiáo dào hěn cháng ma?
Is this road very long?
- Speaker B:
这条道很长。
Zhè tiáo dào hěn cháng.
This road is very long.
Can you use 道 correctly?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.