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一道 (yī dào) — together

Definition

一道 is a written/formal adverb meaning 'together' (joint action), most common before verbs. More formal than 一起 and 一块儿; 同 and 一同 are close written equivalents.

adverb
together

Examples

  • 一道。
    Tā men yī dào qù cān jiā bǐ sài.
    They go to the competition together.
  • 一道。
    Wǒ men yī dào tǎo lùn le zhè ge fāng àn.
    We discussed this plan together.
  • 一道。
    Zhōu mò zán men yī dào kàn diàn yǐng ba.
    Let's watch a movie together on the weekend.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone
道dàopath

From 一道, 'one path', it means doing something together.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
行行xíngstreet
止止zhǐfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
𩠐
首shǒu道dào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Early 道 showed a street 行, a foot 止, and a part written 首 or 𩠐; the right part of 行 later disappeared.

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