有道

yǒudào
  1. to have attained the Way
  2. (of a government or a ruler) enlightened
  3. wise and just

CEDICT

morally right; ethical

Wiktionary

  1. 称有学问道德的人，书函中常用作对人的敬称。
  2. 天下太平。
  3. 汉代举士科目之一。
  4. 合法、有法。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
2 道 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. 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 process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

Containing this entry

有道是 yǒudàoshì
  1. as they say, ...
  2. as the saying goes, ...
有道理 yǒudàoli to make sense; reasonable
生财有道 shēngcáiyǒudào
  1. lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business
  2. knowing how to accumulate wealth
  3. good at feathering one's own nest
有道理 yǒudàolǐ
盗亦有道 dàoyìyǒudào

Related entries

开明 kāimíng
  1. enlightened
  2. open-minded
  3. enlightenment
他一直都对他的未来事业保持着开明的心态。

He always kept an open mind about his future career.

Source: Tatoeba

启蒙 qǐméng
  1. to instruct the young
  2. to initiate
  3. to awake sb from ignorance
  4. to free sb from prejudice or superstition
  5. primer
  6. enlightened
  7. the Enlightenment
  8. Western learning from the late Qing dynasty