大道 (dà dào) — (noun) wide road, main avenue; (noun) the Great Way (the fundamental principle in Daoism, also used philosophically)
Definition
Literally 'great road', 大道 has two distinct senses: a literal main avenue, and the philosophical Daoist 'Great Way' (the source and principle of all things). The two meanings are unrelated — context (street vs Daoism) tells them apart.
noun
wide roadmain avenuethe Great Way (the fundamental principle in Daoism, also used philosophically)
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 大道。Zhè tiáo dà dào tōng wǎng shì zhōng xīn.This wide road leads to the city center.
- 大道。Dào jiā rèn wéi dà dào shì wàn wù de gēn yuán.Daoists believe the Great Way is the source of all things.
- 大道，。dà dào Zhì jiǎn, zhè ge dào lǐ hěn jiǎn dān.The greatest truths are the simplest; this principle is very simple.
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