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dǎo

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dǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dǎo | dao3
English translation
to pray, to entreat, to beg; prayer

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About dǎo

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

dǎo

Contains the radical

shì

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

spirit

Etymology of dǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

礻寿

Semantic compound

shì

Phonetic compound

寿 Shòu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shì represents the meaning and 寿 Shòu represents the sound. Simplified form of dǎo .

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Example sentences using dǎo

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饿 è 礼仪 lǐ yí chā 饿着肚子,饭前感恩 gǎn ēn 祈祷 qí dǎo shuì duǎn .

Sharp stomachs make short graces.

妇女 fùnǚ guì zài 佛像 fó xiàng qián 祈祷 qí dǎo .

Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.

祈祷 qí dǎo zhāo 不管 bùguǎn zài tiān huò tiān qíng dōu zài 一起 yīqǐ .

I pray to be with you through rain and shiny day.

教堂 jiào táng 每个 rén dōu guì zhāo 祈祷 qí dǎo .

Everyone in church knelt in prayer.

双膝 shuāng xī guì zài 地上 dì shang ,口齿不 Qīng de 祷告 dǎo gào zhāo , 哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí de .

He had fallen on his knees in inarticulate prayer, weeping.

Words with dǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
祈祷 qí dǎo to pray祈禱
祷告 dǎo gào to pray禱告
dǎo prayer dǎo
祷文 dǎo wén litany (text of a prayer)禱文
默祷 mò dǎo silent prayer默禱
祝祷 zhù dǎo to pray祝禱
祷念 dǎo niàn to pray禱念

dǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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