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

CEDICT

daoism old

Classifier for

铁丝网 tiěsīwǎng wire netting

classifier: 道
闪电 shǎndiàn lightning

classifier: 道
关卡 guānqiǎ
  1. checkpoint (for taxation, security etc)
  2. (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape
  3. Taiwan pr. guānkǎ

classifiers: 個, 道
防线 fángxiàn defensive line or perimeter

classifier: 道
阴影 yīnyǐng (lit. and fig.) shadow

classifier: 道
题 tí
  1. topic
  2. problem for discussion
  3. exam question
  4. subject
  5. to inscribe
  6. to mention

classifiers: 個, 道
题目 tímù
偏题 piāntí to go off-topic; to stray from the topic

classifier: 道
伤疤 shāngbā scar

classifier: 道
光 guāng
  1. bright; shiny
  2. only; merely
  3. used up; finished
  4. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

classifier: 道
光线 guāngxiàn
  1. light ray
  2. light
  3. illumination
  4. lighting (for a photograph)

classifiers: 條, 道
彩虹 cǎihóng rainbow

classifier: 道
命令 mìnglìng
  1. order
  2. command

classifiers: 道, 個
围墙 wéiqiáng
  1. perimeter wall
  2. fence

classifier: 道
城 chéng
  1. city walls
  2. city
  3. town

classifiers: 座, 道, 個
封锁线 fēngsuǒxiàn blockade line; cordon

classifier: 道
弯 wān
  1. to bend
  2. bent
  3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc)

classifier: 道
手续 shǒuxù
  1. procedure
  2. formalities

classifiers: 道, 個
手脚 shǒujiǎo
  1. hand and foot
  2. movement of limbs
  3. action
  4. trick

classifier: 道
断层 duàncéng
  1. (fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill)
  2. (tomography) cross-sectional

classifier: 道
江 jiāng river

classifiers: 條, 道
河 hé
  1. (bound form) the Yellow River
  2. (bound form) the Milky Way
  3. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 héfěn

classifiers: 條, 道
沟 gōu
  1. ditch
  2. gutter
  3. groove
  4. gully
  5. ravine

classifier: 道
漆 qī
  1. paint
  2. lacquer
  3. to paint (furniture, walls etc)

classifier: 道
璺 wèn a crack (in porcelain, glassware etc)

classifier: 道
皱纹 zhòuwén wrinkle

classifier: 道
缝 fèng
  1. seam
  2. crack
  3. narrow slit

classifier: 道
菜 cài
  1. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
  2. (coll.) (one's) type

classifiers: 棵, 樣, 道, 盤
裂缝 lièfèng
  1. crack
  2. crevice

classifier: 道