东道主
dōng dào zhǔ
Pinyin

Definition

东道主
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dōng dào zhǔ
  1. host
  2. official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
道
dào
  1. 1 road
  2. 2 path
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]
  4. 4 principle
  5. 5 truth
  6. 6 morality
  7. 7 reason
  8. 8 skill
  9. 9 method
  10. 10 Dao (of Daoism)
  11. 11 to say
  12. 12 to speak
  13. 13 to talk
  14. 14 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
  15. 15 (old) circuit (administrative division)
难道
nán dào
  1. 1 don't tell me ...
  2. 2 could it be that...?
一道
yī dào
  1. 1 together
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
主妇
zhǔ fù
  1. 1 housewife
  2. 2 woman of senior authority in a household
  3. 3 the lady of the house
  4. 4 hostess
主宰
zhǔ zǎi
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 to rule
  3. 3 to dictate
  4. 4 master
主导
zhǔ dǎo
  1. 1 leading
  2. 2 dominant
  3. 3 prevailing
  4. 4 to lead
  5. 5 to direct
  6. 6 to dominate
主席
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
  1. 1 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable

Sample Sentences

嗯！有道理！唉……我们啥时也能有自己的房子啊！有了房子，我也要做东道主家庭。到时我就天天带老外去菜场买菜，嘿嘿！
ng4 ！yǒu dàolǐ ！ài ……wǒmen sháshí yě néng yǒu zìjǐ de fángzi ā ！yǒu le fángzi ，wǒ yě yào zuò dōngdàozhǔ jiātíng 。dàoshí wǒ jiù tiāntiān dài lǎowài qù càichǎng mǎi cài ，hēihēi ！
Yeah! That makes sense! Hey, when are we going to be able to have our own apartment? If we had our own apartment, I could also be a host. Then I could take a foreigner to the vegetable market to buy veggies every day. Haha!
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我觉得英格兰，阿根廷都挺有希望的。还有德国，东道主占天时、地利、人和，绝对不能小看。上届的韩国就是最好的例子。
wǒ juéde Yīnggélán ，Āgēntíng dōu tǐng yǒu xīwàng de 。háiyǒu Déguó ，dōngdàozhǔ zhàn tiān shí 、dì lì 、rén hé ，juéduì bùnéng xiǎokàn 。shàng jiè de Hánguó jiùshì zuìhǎo de lìzi 。
I think England and Argentina both have hopes. Don’t forget Germany. The hosting nation has all kinds of advantages, so they certainly can’t be underestimated. Korea in the last World Cup is the best example.
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