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reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
road / path / way / CL: 條|条
HSK 2
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road; path (CL:條|条,) / (bound form) way; reason; principle / (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization / (Daoism) the Way; the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)
HSK 2
virtue / morality / ethics / CL: 種|种
HSK 5
to apologize
HSK 6
Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
HSK 6
(theater) prop / paraphernalia / (gaming) item; artifact
HSK 7-9
Dalton (name) / John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory
Douglas (name)
Daoist scripture
Taoist or Buddhist rite / abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场
Taoist priest / Daoist priest
authentic / original
Daoist priest
to express thanks
Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC
reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
Taoist devotee (honorific)
Daoist temple
the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
to say goodbye; to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call
Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
Dao county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
(Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit ), aka taotai and circuit intendant
road construction
Confucian orthodoxy
morality / righteousness and justice
to congratulate
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society
Taoist robe / traditional men's gown
Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子 (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 (369-286 BC)
Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
gossip; hearsay; rumor
Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义, northeast Guizhou
Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
Daoist nun
to expose / to reveal
to congratulate
sanctimonious / dignified
(railway) ballast
Dow Jones Industrial Average (abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数)
spoken lines in opera
Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao)
Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas / ars longa, vita brevis
railroad switch
(idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
martial arts studio; dojo
to speak / to tell / to voice
Daoli, a district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
vice / immorality / moral turpitude
ethical dilemma
one's perspective on morality
Daoguang Emperor
curb
Dow Jones Industrial Average
a Daoist / a follower of Daoism
costume
Taokas, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Daoist
moral bankruptcy / moral degeneracy
(slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright
lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together / to go separate ways (idiom)
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
moral cognition / ethical awareness
moral high ground
Dhaulagiri, mountain massif in the Himalayas
Dow Jones (stock market index)
Dow Jones (stock market index)
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义, northeast Guizhou
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义, northeast Guizhou
Daoli, a district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).


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