Definition
大道 has two core meanings. The first is literal: a wide road or main avenue. The second is philosophical: the Great Way, the fundamental principle in Daoism representing ultimate truth and the natural order. You may also encounter it in idioms like 大道至简 ('the greatest truths are the simplest').
noun
wide roadmain avenuethe Great Way (the fundamental principle in Daoism, also used philosophically)
Examples
- 大道。Zhè tiáo dà dào tōng wǎng shì zhōngxīn.This wide road leads to the city center.
- 大道。Dàojiā rènwéi dà dào shì wànwù de gēnyuán.Daoists believe the Great Way is the source of all things.
- 大道，。dà dào zhì jiǎn, zhè gè dàolǐ hěn jiǎndān.The greatest truths are the simplest; this principle is very simple.
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