Pinyin Dictionary results for "dāo"
岛
variant of 島|岛[dao3]
倒
to fall; to collapse; to overthrow; to fail; to go bankrupt; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit
倒
to place upside down; to invert; to pour; to throw out; to move backwards; however; actually; as a matter of fact; contrary to expectation
刀
surname Dao
刀
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs
刂
'knife' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18); see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2]; see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
到
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
叨
garrulous
壔
column; cylinder
导
to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct
岛
island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
嶋
variant of 島|岛[dao3], island; used as second component of Japanese names with phonetic value -shima or -jima
嶌
variant of 島|岛[dao3], island; used in Japanese names with reading -shima or -jima
帱
canopy
忉
grieved
悼
to mourn; to lament
捣
pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir
擣
stir; to pound
氘
deuterium 2H; heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucleus, so atomic weight 2
焘
cover over; to envelope
盗
to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber
禂
to pray; prayer
祷
prayer; pray; supplication
稲
variant of 稻[dao4]
稻
paddy; rice (Oryza sativa)
纛
big banner; feather banner or fan
翿
feather banner or fan
舠
kayak
衟
old variant of 道[dao4]
蹈
to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. [dao4]
道
road; path; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; 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) administrative division (similar to province in Tang times)
鱽
Coilia ectenes
倒下
to collapse; to topple over
倒伏
(of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
倒休
to shift holidays, taking a weekday off
倒位
inversion
倒仓
to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it); voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty)
倒像
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒刺
barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
倒反
instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)
倒吊蜡烛
Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
倒噍
to ruminate (of cows)
倒嚼
to ruminate (of cows)
倒地
to fall to the ground
倒坍
to collapse (of building)
倒塌
to collapse (of building); to topple over
倒写
mirror writing; upside down writing
倒帐
dead loan; bad debts; to refuse to pay loan
倒带
rewind (media player)
倒序
reverse order; inverted order
倒座儿
the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4]
倒弄
to move (things around); to buy and sell at a profit (derog.)
倒彩
adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake
倒彩声
jeering; booing; catcalls
倒影
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒悬
lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits
倒悬之危
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
倒悬之急
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
倒悬之苦
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
倒戈
to change sides in a war; turncoat
倒戈卸甲
to lay down arms
倒扁
Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] in 2006 over corruption allegations
倒手
to shift from one hand to the other; to change hands (of merchandise)
倒打一耙
lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
倒把
to play the market; to speculate (on financial markets); to profiteer
倒抽一口气
to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
倒挂
lit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods); to borrow more than one can ever repay
倒插门
to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
倒换
to take turns; to rotate (responsibility)
倒放
to turn upside down; to upend
倒败
to collapse (of building)
倒叙
to flash back; flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
倒数
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)
倒数
inverse number; reciprocal (math.)
倒毙
to fall dead
倒映
to reflect (producing an inverted image)
倒春寒
cold snap during the spring
倒是
contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
倒时差
to adjust to a different time zone
倒替
to take turns (responsibility); to replace
倒果为因
to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart
倒栽葱
to fall headlong; (fig.) to suffer an ignominious failure
倒楣
variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]
倒槽
to die out (of livestock)
倒流
to flow backwards; reverse flow
倒海翻江
see 翻江倒海[fan1 jiang1 dao3 hai3]
倒灌
to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc); reverse flow; to back up (sewage)
倒灶
to fall (from power); in decline; unlucky
倒烟
to have smoke billowing from a fireplace or stove (due to a blockage in the chimney)
倒爷
profiteer; wheeler dealer; tradesman who buys low and sell high
倒班
to change shifts; to work in turns
倒相
phase reversal; phase inversion
倒睫
trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)
倒空
to empty (a bag); to turn inside out; to turn out
倒立
a handstand; to turn upside down; to stand on one's head; upside down
倒立像
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒粪
to turn over manure; fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks
倒置
to invert
倒胃口
to spoil one's appetite; fig. to get fed up with sth
倒背如流
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
倒背手
with one's hands behind one's back
倒背手儿
erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
倒卧
to lie down; to drop dead
倒台
to overthrow; downfall; to fall from power; to go bankrupt
倒苦水
to pour out one's grievances
倒茬
rotation of crops
倒蛋
mischief; to make trouble
倒行逆施
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things
倒装
inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect); anastrophe
倒装句
inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect); anastrophe
倒计时
to count down; countdown
倒买倒卖
to buy and sell at a profit; to speculate
倒贴
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
倒赔
to sustain loss in trade
倒卖
to resell at a profit; to speculate
倒账
unrecoverable debt; bad debt; to evade debt
倒车
to change buses, trains etc
倒车
to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards
倒车挡
reverse gear
倒转
to make an about-turn; to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc; to turn things on their head
倒退
to fall back; to go in reverse
倒运
to have bad luck
倒过儿
the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
倒采
variant of 倒彩[dao4 cai3]
倒钩
barb; bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)
倒锁
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
倒闭
to go bankrupt; to close down
倒开
to reverse a vehicle; to drive backwards
倒阳
(med.) to be impotent
倒霉
to have bad luck; to be out of luck
倒霉蛋
(coll.) poor devil; unfortunate man
倒霉蛋儿
erhua variant of 倒霉蛋[dao3 mei2 dan4]
倒头
to lie down; to die
倒腾
to move; to shift; to exchange; to buy and sell; peddling
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刀俎
sacrificial knife and altar
刀光血影
massacre
刀具
cutting tool
刀刃
knife blade; crucial point
刀刺
to stab; to attack with knife
刀刺性痛
lancing pain
刀削面
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
刀剑
sword
刀叉
knife and fork; CL:副[fu4]
刀口
the edge of a knife; cut; incision
刀子
knife; CL:把[ba3]
刀子嘴巴，豆腐心
lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
刀子嘴，豆腐心
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀斧手
lictor
刀枪
sword and spear; weapons
刀枪不入
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism
刀片
blade; razor blade; tool bit
刀疤
scar from a knife wound
刀笔
writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
刀耕火种
slash and burn (agriculture)
刀背
back of the knife
刀叶
blade
刀螂
(dialect) mantis
刀身
blade (of a knife or sword)
刀郎
Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
刀锋
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
刀锯斧钺
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
刀锯鼎镬
knife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; fig. torture
刀鞘
scabbard
刀类
knives; cutlery
刀马旦
female warrior role in Chinese opera
刀鱼
tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes); various species of cutlassfish; saury
到不行
extremely; incredibly
到了
at last; finally; in the end
到位
to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done)
到来
to arrive; arrival; advent
到场
to show up; present (at the scene)
到家
perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree
到岸价
cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)
到底
finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
到手
to take possession of; to get hold of
到手软
(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion
到时
at that (future) time
到时候
when the moment comes; at that time
到期
to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
到期收益率
(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)
到期日
closing date (of contract); maturity (of an investment bond)
到案
to make an appearance in court
到此
hereto; hereunto
到此一游
to travel (somewhere); (vandalism) 'was here'
到此为止
to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
到现在
up until now; to date
到目前
up until now; to date
到目前为止
until now; so far
到处
everywhere
到处可见
ubiquitous; commonplace; found everywhere
到访
to pay a visit
到货
(of packages or shipments) to arrive
到达
to reach; to arrive
到达大厅
arrival hall
到那个时候
until this moment
到头
to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end
到头来
in the end; finally; as a result
到点
it's time (to do sth); the time has come
到齐
to be all present
叨叨
to chatter; to hog the conversation
叨唠
to be chattersome; to talk on and on without stopping; to nag
叨念
see 念叨[nian4 dao5]
导入
to introduce into; to channel; to lead; to guide into; to import (data)
导入期
introductory phase or period
导出
to derive; derived; derivation; to entail; to induce; to export (data)
导出值
value deduced by calculation; derived value
导函数
derived function; derivative f' of a function f
导向
to be oriented towards; orientation
导报
guide (used in newspaper names)
导尿
urinary catheterization
导师
tutor; teacher; academic advisor
导引
same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3]; Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage
导弹
guided missile; cruise missile; missile; CL:枚[mei2]
导弹核潜艇
nuclear-powered missile submarine
导弹武器技术控制制度
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
导弹潜艇
(guided) missile submarine
导播
to direct a television or radio broadcast; director (TV, radio)
导数
derivative (math.)
导正
(Tw) to guide sb in the right direction; to correct (behavior etc)
导流板
spoiler (automotive)
导液管
(med.) catheter
导演
to direct; director (film etc)
导火索
a fuse (for explosive)
导火线
a fuse (for explosives); fig. proximate cause; the last straw
导热性
heat conduction
导盲犬
guide dog (for the blind); Seeing Eye dog
导管
duct; conduit; vessel; catheter
导管组织
vascular tissue
导线
electrical lead
导致
to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
导致死亡
to lead to death; to result in death
导航
navigation
导航员
navigator (on a plane or boat)
导览
(visitor, tour, audio etc) guide; guided tour; (site) navigator; to guide
导言
introduction; preamble
导语
preamble; introduction; (journalism) lede; lead paragraph
导论
introduction
导读
guide (e.g. book or other printed material)
导购
shopper's guide; shop assistant; sales staff
导轮
guide pulley; foreword; preface
导游
tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour
导电
to conduct electricity
导电性
conductivity (elec.)
导体
conductor (of electricity or heat)
岛国
island nation
岛国动作片
euphemism for Japanese porn movie
岛屿
island
岛弧
island arc (geology); forearc
岛民
islander
岛盖部
pars perculairs
岛鸫
(bird species of China) island thrush (Turdus poliocephalus)
悼念
to grieve
悼襄王
King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC
悼词
memorial speech; eulogy
悼辞
variant of 悼詞|悼词[dao4 ci2]
捣乱
to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
捣实
to ram (earth); to compact earth by ramming
捣弄
to move back and forward; to trade
捣毁
to destroy; to smash; sabotage
捣烂
to mash; to beat to a pulp
捣碎
to pound into pieces; to mash
捣蛋
to cause trouble; to stir up trouble
捣蛋鬼
troublemaker
捣衣
to launder clothes by pounding
捣卖
to resell at a profit
捣腾
to buy and sell; peddling
捣腾
to turn over sth repeatedly
捣鬼
to play tricks; to cause mischief
捣鼓
to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth
氘核
deuteron
盗伐
to unlawfully fell trees
盗匪
bandit
盗取
to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account); to misappropriate
盗墓
to rob a tomb
盗垒
(baseball) to steal a base; stolen base (SB)
盗采
to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally; illegal mining (or logging etc)
盗汗
night sweats
盗版
pirated; illegal; see also 正版[zheng4 ban3]
盗版者
software pirate
盗版党
Pirate Party, political movement whose main goal is to reform copyright law in line with the Internet era
盗猎
to poach (illegally hunt game)
盗用
to embezzle; to defraud; to use illegitimately; to misappropriate
盗窃
to steal
盗薮
bandits' den
盗贼
robber
盗卖
to steal sth and sell it
盗录
to pirate (an audio recording, movie etc); to bootleg
盗龙
raptor (dinosaur)
祷告
to pray; prayer
祷念
to pray; to say one's prayers
祷文
litany (text of a prayer)
祷祝
to pray
祷词
litany (text of a prayer)
稻作
rice cultivation
稻城
Daocheng county (Tibetan: 'dab pa rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
稻城县
Daocheng county (Tibetan: 'dab pa rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
稻子
rice (crop); unhulled rice
稻壳
rice husk
稻田
paddy field; rice paddy
稻田苇莺
(bird species of China) paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)
稻田鹨
(bird species of China) paddyfield pipit (Anthus rufulus)
稻谷
rice crops
稻穗
rice ear
稻米
rice (crop)
稻糠
rice husk
稻苗
rice seedling
稻草
rice straw
稻草人
scarecrow
稻荷寿司
inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice)
蹈常袭故
follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut; always the same routine
道不同不相为谋
lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together; to go separate ways (idiom)
道不拾遗
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society
道之所存，师之所存
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.
道人
Taoist devotee (honorific)
道光
reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
道光帝
Daoguang Emperor
道具
stage props
道具服
costume
道出
to speak; to tell; to voice
道别
leave taking; to say goodbye
道卡斯族
Taokas, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
道台
taotai; ancient official title
道喜
to congratulate
道地
authentic; original
道场
Taoist or Buddhist rite; abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3]
道士
Daoist priest
道外
Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
道外区
Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
道奇
Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC
道姑
Daoist nun
道孚
Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
道孚县
Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
道学
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
道家
Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)
道山学海
mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas; ars longa, vita brevis
道岔
railroad switch
道德
virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3]
道德困境
ethical dilemma
道德家
Daoist
道德败坏
vice; immorality; moral turpitude
道德沦丧
moral bankruptcy; moral degeneracy
道德经
the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
道德认识
moral cognition; ethical awareness
道所存者，乃师所存者
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.
道拉吉里峰
Dhaulagiri, mountain massif in the Himalayas
道指
Dow Jones industrial average (Wall street stock market index); abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 zhi3 shu4]
道教
Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
道教徒
a Daoist; a follower of Daoism
道格拉斯
Douglas (name)
道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
道歉
to apologize
道尔顿
Dalton (name); John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory
道牙
curb
道理
reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
道琼
see 道瓊斯|道琼斯[Dao4 Qiong2 si1], Dow Jones
道琼斯
Dow Jones; Dow Jones industrial average (Wall street stock market index); abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 zhi3 shu4]
道琼斯指数
Dow Jones industrial average (Wall street stock market index)
道白
spoken lines in opera
道真仡佬族苗族自治县
Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
道真县
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
道真自治县
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
道破
to expose; to reveal
道碴
(railway) ballast
道统
Confucian orthodoxy
道县
Dao county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
道义
morality; righteousness and justice
道听途说
gossip; hearsay; rumor
道藏
Daoist scripture
道行
skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
道袍
Taoist robe; traditional men's gown
道观
Daoist temple
道谢
to express thanks
道貌岸然
sanctimonious; dignified
道贺
to congratulate
道路
road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
道路工程
road construction
道里
Daoli district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
道里区
Daoli district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
道长
Taoist priest; Daoist priest
道院
Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao)
道高一尺，魔高一丈
virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
道高益安，势高益危
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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