清道
qīng dào
Pinyin

Definition

清道
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qīng dào
  1. to clean the street
  2. to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
难道
nán dào
  1. 1 don't tell me ...
  2. 2 could it be that...?
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
公道
gōng dào
  1. 1 justice
  2. 2 fairness
  3. 3 public highway
冷冷清清
lěng lěng qīng qīng
  1. 1 deserted
  2. 2 desolate
  3. 3 unfrequented
  4. 4 cold and cheerless
  5. 5 lonely
  6. 6 in quiet isolation
冷清
lěng qīng
  1. 1 cold and cheerless
  2. 2 fig. lonely
  3. 3 unfrequented
出道
chū dào
  1. 1 to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)
  2. 2 to start one's career
北海道
Běi hǎi dào
  1. 1 Hokkaidō, Japan
厚道
hòu dao
  1. 1 kind and honest
  2. 2 generous
  3. 3 sincere
同道
tóng dào
  1. 1 same principle
问道
wèn dào
  1. 1 to ask the way
  2. 2 to ask
喊道
hǎn dào
  1. 1 to yell
国道
guó dào
  1. 1 national highway
地道
dì dào
  1. 1 tunnel
  2. 2 causeway
报道
bào dào
  1. 1 to report (news)
  2. 2 report
  3. 3 CL:篇[piān],份[fèn]
大清早
dà qīng zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning
大道
dà dào
  1. 1 main street
  2. 2 avenue
小道
xiǎo dào
  1. 1 bypath
  2. 2 trail
  3. 3 bribery as a means of achieving a goal
  4. 4 minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant

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
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
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
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
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)
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
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
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
  1. 1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable

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